Colorado Springs weather: Sunshine mixed with rain chances Friday
A mix of sunshine early then potentially rain or even heavy rain around Colorado Springs on Friday is in the forecast.
“It will be very hot again today, I’m forecasting a high of 93 degrees at the Colorado Springs Airport,” Meteorologist Casey Dorn with KOAA said. “This would tie the record set in 1937, and again in 2015.”
Skies will be mainly clear and hazy this morning, with increased chances for thunderstorms this afternoon. Storms today will still favor the mountains, but as upper level energy moves through in the late afternoon, isolated storms will roll through the Pikes Peak region.
“Today’s storms will be capable of gusty wind, lightning, and moderate to briefly heavy rain,” Dorn said. “It will be slightly breezy this afternoon as well with downslope winds gusting 20-25 mph.”
Temperatures remain above average over the weekend and through the extended forecast as high pressure stays relatively close by off to the south of Colorado.
Highs will be in the upper 80s to low 90s each day.
“Monsoon moisture returns this weekend, leading to better storm chances in the mountains,” Dorn said. “Isolated storms are possible across the Pikes Peak region through the weekend, with a slightly higher chance Saturday and Monday compared to today and Sunday.”
Early next week will continue chances for isolated daily afternoon storms, with a drier pattern returning mid-week.
Here’s the four-day forecast for Colorado Springs from the National Weather Service:
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 89. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 89. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.