Our weather this weekend won’t be very conducive to outdoor activities. It will, however, bring us a good bit of welcome rain.

Friday will be the warmest day of the three day period with highs in the upper 60s. We will be partly clear to mostly cloudy with some sprinkles of rain possible during the daytime hours. This evening, showers will become widespread and continue overnight. Lows tonight will be around 40 degrees.

Saturday will be a soaker. Look for rain throughout the day, heavy at times, with blustery winds. Highs will be in the mid-40s. Saturday night, rain will ease, particularly after midnight. Lows will be in the upper 30s.

Sunday will offer some improvement. Temperatures rebound a bit with a high in the mid to upper 50s. A few sprinkles of rain may be seen but any precipitation should be light.

All in all, Thornton could see rainfall totals across the three days of 1 to 3 inches. Have a great weekend!

Another day with well-above normal mercury readings for Thornton. We do see just a bit of a chance for some thunderstorm activity late in the day.

The day starts with a good bit of cloud cover then we will become mostly sunny for much of the mid-day. Mid to late afternoon cloud cover will again increase. High temperatures will top out in the upper 70s. Late afternoon we may see some scattered thunderstorms although most action will be well to our east.

This evening, chances for storms / showers do increase a bit and continue through much of the night. There isn’t much moisture to work with so we aren’t expecting a lot out of anything that develops. Overnight lows will be in the mid-40s.

A fine-looking spring day ahead for us. We will enjoy a good bit of sun and temperatures well above normal.

Mostly sunny skies will be above this morning then the afternoon brings just a few more clouds. Overall conditions will be calm. The late afternoon brings just a slight chance for a shower but these likely will end up just being virga. High temperatures will be reaching the upper 70s.

Tonight, skies start partly clear then will clear up late. Lows will dip to the mid-40s.

With the passing of a cold front last night, we see temperatures cool down today. We will also have a good bit of cloud cover and see just a slight chance for an evening shower.

Partly cloudy skies will be with us most of the day with an increase in coverage in the mid-afternoon. Winds will be light then become a bit breezy later in the day and evening. High temperatures will top out right near the average high for the date of 63 degrees.

This evening, we have just a slight chance to see a shower of rain although that isn’t very likely. Cloud cover will ease after midnight and lows will dip to around 40 degrees.

Our recovery from the storm Friday and Saturday continues today. We will have some cloud cover but temperatures will be 10+ degrees above average.

Partly sunny skies will be the general rule for most of the day. Mid-morning into mid-afternoon may see the cloud cover ease a bit. Winds will be a bit breezy later this morning, becoming blustery from mid-afternoon into the early evening. High temperatures will top out in the mid-70s.

Tonight, winds will be a bit breezy throughout under partly to mostly clear skies. Overnight lows look to be around 40 degrees.

Springtime in Colorado can bring a wide variety of conditions over a short period and that will be the case this weekend. We start off with a chill and some snow but in the end, spring returns.

For today, a rain / snow mix starts us off with some minor accumulations. We then get a break for the latter part of the morning followed by some sprinkles of rain in the afternoon. Highs will be in the mid-40s. Tonight, a reinforcing front moves in and with it we will see some accumulating snowfall. Starting around 6:00pm, we expect snow to develop and Thornton could see 1 to 3 inches overnight. Lows will be a bit below freezing.

Saturday, a few snow showers may linger through the morning giving some minimal, additional accumulations. That will be followed by some rain in the afternoon. It will remain chilly with mostly cloudy to cloudy skies above. Saturday night, the cloud cover will slowly ease. Lows will be in the low to mid-30s.

Sunday we expect a quick, nice rebound. Mostly sunny skies will be above with highs in the mid-60s. Mid to late afternoon will bring some breezy winds.

A quick return to colder weather today. We will see mercury readings well below normal and throw in a mix of raindrops and snowflakes.

Cloudy skies will be above throughout the day with only a bit of a chance to see a break in the cover late today. A rain / snow mix will be possible this morning although whatever form the precipitation takes is not expected to amount to much. This afternoon, any precipitation will be all rain. High temperatures today will only reach the low to mid-40s. Winds will be a bit breezy making it feel colder.

Tonight skies will be mostly cloudy to cloudy. Some sprinkles of rain will continue to be possible. Overnight lows will dip to around the freezing mark.

Some nice, much-needed showers to start the day today. The rain won’t be lasting long though and in its place, temperatures will still be warmer than normal and we will have some wind.

Light to moderate rain showers will be seen until about 9:00am then taper off pretty quickly. As the rain ends, cloud cover will dissipate and we will see mostly sunny skies. Northwest winds will ramp up with gusts of 30+ mph being seen throughout the rest of the day. High temperatures will top out in the mid to upper 60s.

Tonight, skies will be mostly clear initially then we see coverage increase in the early morning hours tomorrow. Lows will be in the low 40s.

Keep an eye on current conditions with our live gauges here.

Another day with well above normal temperatures but cooler than the last couple. We also introduce some stronger wind and a chance for showers this afternoon and overnight.

Sunny skies start us off then from mid-afternoon cloud cover will slowly increase. As a low pressure system closes in, winds will pick up in the afternoon and become pretty blustery. High temperatures will top out in the mid-70s. Late afternoon brings just a chance to see a rain shower.

This evening, chances for showers increase, even more so after midnight. At this time we are expecting, at most, light rain. Winds will remain breezy after dark. Lows will dip to the mid-40s.

Our first weekend filled with springlike weekend is here. We will enjoy temps a good bit above normal with lots of sun but also, unfortunately, a bit of wind.

Friday gets things started in fine fashion with sunny skies above. High temperatures will be in the mid to upper 70s. Winds will be slightly breezy this afternoon. Tonight, cloud cover increases and lows will dip to the mid-40s.

Saturday, we start out with some clouds then will see most of the day with mostly sunny skies. Highs will top out in the mid-70s. Winds will be breezy most of the day. Saturday night, skies will be mostly clear and lows will be in the mid-40s.

Sunday looks to be the warmest day of the period. Mercury readings will quite possibly climb and give us our first 80 degree day of the year. Sunny skies will be above and some breezy winds will be seen in the afternoon.

Get out and enjoy it and have a great weekend!