Next 72 Hours: Much Cooler, Dreary & Rainy

I, for one, am looking forward to the cooler temperatures we have in store tomorrow through the weekend, as July and the first half of August have been warmer than normal. I also know we need the rain, but I'm not thrilled with the prospect of overcast skies setting up shop over central Colorado Friday though the entirety of the weekend.

A dip in the jet stream is allowing for much cooler air to filter south into the region. That coupled with an area of low pressure to our north, also sinking south will produce temperatures more than 20 degrees below normal over the next 72 hours, along with the potential for 1-2" of rain to fall during this period.

Friday:
Expect overcast skies through the entire day along with periods of showers and occasional heavier rain. The rain will be more periodic than continuous. High temperatures will struggle to make it much above 60 degrees (25 degrees below normal). Expect overcast skies and continued occasional showers Friday night with chilly overnight lows in the upper 40s to low 50s.

Saturday:
Saturday's conditions will be very similar to those on Friday. Plan on continued overcast skies and periods of showers -- likely more numerous during the second half of the day. High temperatures will remain in the low 60s with overnight lows punctuated by continued occasional showers near 50.

Sunday:
Some slight improvement can be expected on Sunday. We'll call for mostly cloudy skies instead of overcast skies (there may be some bright patches in the sky) with more widely scattered showers than Friday or Saturday. Temperatures will also rise about 10 degrees, so you can expect more comfortable highs in the low 70s.

Outlook:
Monday through at least the middle of next week is likely to feature (for a change) mostly sunny and dry weather with temperatures zooming back up to their normal levels: low to mid 80s for highs; mid to upper 50s for lows.