High fire danger for Denver and Front Range
Gusty winds up to 40 mph and humidity levels below 10% have prompted the issuance of a Red Flag Warning for the entire Denver metro area, Front Range foothills, and adjacent plains.
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Gusty winds up to 40 mph and humidity levels below 10% have prompted the issuance of a Red Flag Warning for the entire Denver metro area, Front Range foothills, and adjacent plains.
According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, there is a concern for wet avalanche activity across Colorado this weekend due to the above average temperatures.
Saturday we will start out cloudy, but we will see gradual clearing through the day with more sunshine by the afternoon.
A triple threat of cooler temperatures, strong winds and areas of heavy snow over the last few days have boosted the avalanche danger heading into the weekend for some of the states backcountry areas, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.
Thursday starts out with a mix of sun and clouds, but by early afternoon rain and snow will spread across Denver and the plains. A few thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening. We've issued a First Alert Weather Day for the cool, wet weather.
We are tracking several days of wet weather and cooler temperatures.
We picked up record rainfall at DIA on Saturday reaching 0.96 inches making Saturday officially the wettest day in Denver in nearly 5 months.
Colorado picked up some much-needed moisture Friday night into Saturday morning, with more rain and snow on the way.
Sunday will be mostly sunny and breezy with daytime highs in the upper 50s and low 60s.
Winds will increase Saturday afternoon with gusts up to 50 miles per hour for the Denver metro area.
Another storm is moving into the high country this weekend, increasing concern for avalanches.
Daytime highs on Sunday will be well above average in the 60s across the Denver metro area, but we're back to winter conditions by Monday night into Tuesday.
The storm system should roll through Colorado Monday bringing snow to the mountains by Monday afternoon with rain to the Denver metro area by Monday evening.
Our first snowstorm for the month of March 2025 is on the way. But first there will be spring-like warmth through the weekend before the change.
Colorado is expecting warmer than average temperatures this weekend and this could lead to an increase in wet avalanche activity.