A ridge of high pressure is now building across the west and temperatures will soar into the 70s across the plains, with 50s and 60s in the mountain areas.
We'll see a few more clouds Tuesday afternoon and a spotty shower or two in the mountains and perhaps south across the Palmer Divide.
Temperatures will climb into the 70s again Wednesday and Thursday, and the winds will kick up a bit too. This will once again prompt fire concerns as a Fire Weather Watch will be in effect for the Denver metro and Eastern Plains Thursday. Look for gusts up to 40 mph and humidity values less than 10-percent.
Our next storm will hit the metro area late Thursday into Friday and it's going to get quite a bit colder and wetter. A strong cold front will swing into the state dramatically dropping temperatures from the 70s Thursday to the upper 30s to low 40s Friday.
It looks like the Denver metro area will see a few scattered rain showers Thursday evening with a rain/snow mix likely Friday into Saturday morning. So far, it looks like less than an inch of snowfall accumulation on the grasses and rooftops.
The mountains will see scattered snow showers starting late Wednesday night, continuing off and on through Saturday morning. More details to come as the storm gets closer!
It looks like Colorado's skies will gradually clear on Easter Sunday, with highs in the low to mid 60s, so warmer and drier for those egg hunts!
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