Forecast and Discussion
By 7News Meteorologist Lisa Hidalgo at 9:00 a.m.
Friday -- May 16, 2008

Your 24/7 Synopsis:
Friday is the transistion day. Expect partly cloudy skies, breezy conditions and temperatures near the seasonal average. We're forecasting sunny skies and temperatures in the low 80s for Denver on Saturday and Sunday. By early next week, the high pressure will move east, and we'll have another chance for showers and thunderstorms by late Tuesday into Wednesday.

Your 24/7 Nowcast
A few clouds this morning with temperatures warming into the 50s. A slight chance for some isolated sprinkles.

DENVER:
Today: Partly cloudy skies and warmer! Temperatures in the upper 60s with overnight lows in the 40s.
Saturday: Sunny and warmer! Highs in the upper 70s with lows in the 40s.
Sunday: Sunny with highs in the low to mid 80s.
Monday: Mostly sunny and toasty with temperatures in the mid to upper 80s. Lows near 50.

EASTERN PLAINS:
Today: Sunny and warmer with highs in the lower 70s and lows in the 30s and 40s.
Saturday: Sunny and warmer! Highs in the upper 70s to low 80s with lows in the 40s.
Sunday: Sunny with highs in the low to mid 80s.
Monday: Mostly sunny and beautiful. Highs in the 80s and near 90. Lows in the 50s.

MOUNTAINS:
Today: Partly cloudy with a few afternoon showers! Highs 50-55 with lows in the 30s.
Saturday: Sunny and warmer! Highs in the upper 60s with lows in the 30s.
Sunday: Sunny with highs in the low 70s.
Monday: Another warm one. Mostly sunny to partly cloudy with highs in the 60s and 70s, lows in the 30s.

WESTERN SLOPE:
Today: Sunny and warm. Highs in the mid 70s.
Saturday: Sunny and warmer! Highs in the upper 70s to low 80s with lows in the 40s.
Sunday: Sunny with highs in the low to mid 80s.
Monday: Sunny and warm. Highs in the upper 80s with lows in the 50s.

Your 24/7 Planning Forecast:
A big ridge of high pressure will move in over the weekend, steering the storms away from Colorado for several days. Warm temperatures, sunny skies and delightful May weather will hang around through early next week. It looks like our next opportunity for showers and thunderstorms will come on Tuesday, but our long range forecast models aren't quite clear on how much rainfall we'll get.

Extended Outlook, 8 to 14 days:
The latest extended forecast for the next 8 to 14 days is for Colorado's temperatures to be slightly cooler than average. The precipitation forecast is calling for slightly above-average rainfall.

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Lisa Hidalgo is a Colorado native who graduated from Green Mountain High School and then CU with a BS in Broadcast Journalism.
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