Showers early, minor flooding and our first Local Alert Weather Day
This is our first Local Alert Weather Day, which we issue when the weather will be impactful. It does not have to be a severe storm or intense rain or blizzards, this is more of a “weather aware” type of day. We will, of course issue them when we expect intense weather, but we also want to get you out ahead of the slightly inclement or inconvenient weather that may impact your plans. We are doing these a couple days out to allow you to adjust your plans accordingly. You will see the logo for an “alert day” on the 7-day planner. Just trying to keep you safe and informed.
As for the weather today, we will start out with some light to moderate rain and much cooler air than what we have been dealing with recently. Highs Saturday will be in the 50s as opposed to the low 80s of Thursday and Friday. The rain may be mingled with a little bit of snow early in the day above 4500 feet, but no accumulation is expected due to the warm ground. It may even be tough to get some snow to stick in the mountains, although early in the day there may be some slushy mountain passes.
The rain ends by the early afternoon and we will begin to salvage half of the weekend. The Local Alert Weather Day is mainly for the rain and the threat of minor flooding Saturday. Nothing major, as noted, but just keeping you ahead of the weather. The flooding is possible due to the 80 degree days we have had, which melted a good amount of snow, and the rain that is expected. Creeks and streams will run fast and full.
Sunday will be dry and mild with highs in the low 60s, which is normal for early May. Winds will be noticeable at times with gusts near 25 mph.
Monday starts a nice warm up as the mercury in the thermometer gets into the upper 60s. Breezy and sunny will best define the day.
Tuesday gets even warmer as highs are slated to reach the middle 70s under sunny skies. Wednesday will see a return to the 80s.
