794  
FNUS75 KBOU 052141  
FWSBOU  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE HARRIMAN WCT...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO  
341 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2025  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON,  
WITH DIMINISHING CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION INTO THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT  
PERIOD. ANY PRECIPITATION TODAY IS EXPECTED TO BE ON THE LIGHTER SIDE (AT  
OR BELOW A TENTH OF AN INCH).  
 
PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL WILL GRADUALLY RAMP UP AGAIN THROUGH THE MORNING  
ON TUESDAY WITH DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AREA. AS HEALTHY  
NORTHEAST WINDS DEVELOP DURING THE DAY, RAIN WILL BECOME MUCH MORE PERSISTENT  
AND ALSO GAIN INTENSITY, PARTICULARLY MID-MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.  
AVERAGE HOURLY RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 0.05-0.15",  
BUT COULD OCCASIONALLY APPROACH 0.20-25"/HR UNDER ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS. RAIN  
WILL BECOME NOTABLY LIGHTER LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY  
MORNING. THE CHANCE OF ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE QUITE LOW (<10%).  
 
TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE  
BETWEEN 1.25" AND 1.75", WITH THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATION OCCURRING LATE  
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.  
 
PRECIPITATION ASIDE, EXPECT COOLER TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY WITH A HIGH  
TEMPERATURE IN THE MID/UPPER 40'S, AND A CHILLY BREEZE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY, WITH  
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......75 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 22 MPH UNTIL 2400, THEN SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH  
UNTIL 0200, THEN SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL  
0300, THEN NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH.  
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........96 96 95 95 94 94 93 93 92 91 90 90  
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).75 70 60 50 50 40 40 40 40 40 40 50  
TEMP............51 49 47 46 45 44 44 43 43 42 42 42  
RH..............68 74 79 83 86 89 86 93 89 93 93 93  
SURFACE WND DIR.SE SE SE SE S S S S SE N N N  
SURFACE WND SPD.14 14 12 10 8 7 5 6 6 6 6 7  
SURFACE WND GST.22 22 18 16 13 12 7 9 9 9 9 12  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY  
UNTIL 1000, THEN RAIN. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.  
MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN  
NORTHEAST 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22  
MPH.  
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........89 91 93 94 96 98 100 100 100 100 100 100  
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 70 80 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100  
TEMP............41 41 41 42 45 47 48 47 46 47 44 44  
RH..............96 96 100 100 89 83 80 79 83 78 85 81  
SURFACE WND DIR.N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
SURFACE WND SPD.7 8 9 10 12 13 14 13 13 12 12 12  
SURFACE WND GST.12 13 15 16 18 21 22 21 21 18 18 18  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.  
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH UNTIL 2000. NORTHWEST 5  
TO 8 MPH AFTER 0400.  
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 99 99 98 98 97 97  
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 90 80 80  
TEMP............44 43 42 42 42 41 41 41 40 40 40 40  
RH..............78 80 80 79 79 85 85 86 91 92 92 91  
SURFACE WND DIR.N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SURFACE WND SPD.10 10 8 7 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 6  
SURFACE WND GST.16 16 13 12 12 9 12 9 9 9 9 9  
 

 
FORECASTER...RODRIGUEZ  
REQUESTED BY...SOUTH PLATTE RD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER  
.TAG 2512910.1/BOU  
.DELDT 05/05/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JARRED.GORDON@USDA.GOV  
 
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