Today’s Forecast:
It will be a sunny day with high temperatures about 5-10 degrees above average. There will be a few mountain showers, but they will generally be west of the continental divide, but a few showers are possible in Teller County or northern El Paso County.
Colorado Springs forecast: High: 93; Low: 64.
Hot and sunny today. The record high is 95, so we will get close to that in Colorado Springs.
Pueblo forecast: High: 99; Low: 65.
A hot August day with sunshine. The record high for August 17th is 101, so temperatures will get close to that.
Canon City forecast: High: 96; Low: 68.
Mostly sunny and hot today with light winds.
Woodland Park forecast: High: 85; Low: 52.
Mostly sunny and warmer than normal today. There is a low chance of an evening shower.
Tri-Lakes forecast: High: 90; Low: 61.
Sunny and hot for Saturday, with a low chance of an isolated evening thunderstorm.
Plains forecast: High: 90s/100s; Low: 60s.
Sunny and hot in the plains today with upper 90s to low 100s.
Walsenburg and Trinidad forecast: High: 93/95; Low: 64/64.
It will be mostly sunny and hot on this mid-August afternoon with light winds.
Mountains forecast: High: 80s; Low: 50s.
Mountain valleys will be mostly sunny with a few spotty showers in the afternoon, favoring the Continental Divide.
Extended outlook forecast:
Sunday will be hot once again, especially in the plains. But there will be more clouds in the afternoon and even a few spotty showers in the mid-afternoon and evening. If you get lucky with a shower it will help to cool off temperatures for the evening.
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