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942 FXUS65 KBOU 090548 AFDBOU Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 1148 PM MDT Fri May 8 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Seasonal temperatures through Sunday, with scattered afternoon and evening showers/thunderstorms (30-40%) for the area on Saturday. - Summerlike warmth and drier weather next week, with highs in the 80s for the lower elevations. && .DISCUSSION /Through Friday/... Issued at 132 PM MDT Fri May 8 2026 A much quieter weather pattern has taken shape for our area and is expected to continue for the next several days. Today will be a nice spring day and feature partly cloudy skies with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s for the plains. Saturday will be a touch warmer than today with highs generally in the mid 70s across the plains. A scattered shower or thunderstorm (30 to 40%) remains possible for Saturday afternoon, especially for the northeast plains. These showers/thunderstorms are associated with a mid-level shortwave embedded in the northwest flow aloft. DCAPE values are expected to be between 1000 to 1400 J/kg, meaning any high-based shower could produce gusty outflow winds. A low risk for small hail also exists for the northeast plains given strong shear and modest instability in place. These areas are now in a marginal (1/5) risk for severe storms. The precipitation chances will transition southward throughout the evening as a cold front moves through the forecast area, but storms should decrease in coverage and severity with the loss of daytime heating. Wind gusts could briefly reach 30 to 40 mph as the cold front passes through. Nevertheless, high temperatures on Sunday across the plains should be similar to today`s highs- in the upper 60s to low 70s. Otherwise, a strong ridge of high pressure will setup near or over our forecast area for most of next week leading to above-average temperatures through the rest of the forecast period. Highs for next week will be well into the 80s for the plains with the northeast plains even having the possibility of reaching the low 90s during the middle of next week. Monday is expected to have the lowest relative humidity and strongest winds of the next 7 days, bringing the possibility of elevated to critical fire weather conditions. && .AVIATION /06Z TAFS through 06Z Sunday/... Issued at 1137 PM MDT Fri May 8 2026 VFR conditions expected through Saturday evening. Drainage flow has returned to DEN and APA and will continue through 14Z this morning, with winds generally ranging from 10-15 kts. For BJC, light winds (