469  
FNUS75 KBOU 200058  
FWSBOU  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HONHOLTZ SEARCH...LARIMER COUNTY SHERIFF  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO  
658 PM MDT TUE MAY 19 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
CURRENT RADAR SHOWS LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE  
NORTHWEST PORTION OF LARIMER COUNTY AT THIS TIME. CURRENT WEBCAM  
POINTED AT THE BULL MOUNTAIN AREA (JUST EAST OF YOUR LOCATIONS) SHOWS  
CLOUDY CONDITIONS BUT NO PRECIPITATION AT THIS TIME. LIGHT  
RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS  
BEFORE IT'S EXPECTED TO TRANSITION SOUTHWARD AND AWAY FROM THE SAR  
LOCATION, WITH NO NEW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. TEMPS ARE CURRENTLY  
HOVERING AROUND THE FREEZING MARK AT THE ROACH SNOTEL OBSERVATION  
SITE WHICH IS ABOUT 1,000' HIGHER THAN THE SAR LOCATION (9,700'),  
BUT OBSERVATIONS ARE SPARSE OUTSIDE OF THAT. EXPECT TEMPS TO BE A  
LITTLE WARMER AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WHILE THE SUN IS STILL UP,  
DROPPING INTO THE MID 20S OVERNIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN  
LIGHT AND VARIABLE (UNDER 10 MPH) FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.  
 
FOR WEDNESDAY, CLEARING SKIES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING  
WITH TEMPS EXPECTED TO WARM INTO THE 50S FOR THE AFTERNOON.  
AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE, BUT LATEST  
GUIDANCE KEEPS THE MAJORITY OF ACTIVITY TO THE SOUTH OF YOUR  
LOCATION. BEST CHANCE FOR STORM DEVELOPMENT (20-25% CHANCE) WOULD  
BE ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 1200-1500. WINDS SHOULD  
GENERALLY REMAIN LIGHT THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 10-15  
MPH POSSIBLE. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND TEMPS  
ARE FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S.  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 2100.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.  
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...27.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH.  
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.  
 
TIME (MDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........77 79 75 75 74 74 69 65 61 56 52  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............38 35 32 32 30 31 29 29 28 27 27  
RH..............70 78 89 85 92 85 88 88 88 88 88  
APARNT TMP (F)..36 35 32 32 30 31 29 29 28 27 27  
SURFACE WND DIR.NE NE SE SE SE S S S S S S  
SURFACE WND SPD.3 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2  
SURFACE WND GST.5 3 2 2 3 3 3 3  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) UNTIL 0900, THEN  
MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) UNTIL 1100, THEN  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORMS AND SNOW SHOWERS  
AFTER 1200 UNTIL 1500.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...26.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN NORTHWEST  
5 TO 12 MPH UNTIL 1700, THEN AROUND 8 MPH.  
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........47 37 28 19 24 29 48 48 48 43 41 38  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RS RS RS  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 10 10 10  
TEMP............26 30 34 40 46 47 48 50 51 51 52 51  
RH..............88 81 75 64 47 45 42 37 36 34 35 36  
APARNT TMP (F)..26 30 34 40 46 46 45 47 51 51 52 51  
SURFACE WND DIR.S S S S S W W NW NW NW NW NW  
SURFACE WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 3 6 7 8 8 8 8  
SURFACE WND GST.2 2 2 2 2 6 9 12 13 13 13 13  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.  
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...31.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 1900, THEN  
VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH.  
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........36 28 19 11 13 11 9 9 8 9 26 29  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............50 48 41 37 35 34 33 32 31 31 31 31  
RH..............37 40 55 64 66 66 66 66 69 69 69 66  
APARNT TMP (F)..47 47 41 37 35 34 33 32 31 31 31 31  
SURFACE WND DIR.NW N NW N N N S S S S S S  
SURFACE WND SPD.7 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 1  
SURFACE WND GST.14 9 5 3 5 5 5 6 6 7 6 6  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) UNTIL 0700, THEN  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) UNTIL 0900, THEN  
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) UNTIL 1000, THEN  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...30.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH UNTIL 1000, THEN SOUTHWEST  
6 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH UNTIL  
1600, THEN WEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 MPH.  
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........38 76 61 45 54 62 71 71 71 71 77 83  
WEATHER COV..... LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 60 60 60 60 60 60  
TEMP............30 34 40 47 51 53 54 55 54 53 52 50  
RH..............72 64 55 44 37 35 34 32 35 39 43 48  
APARNT TMP (F)..30 34 40 47 51 53 54 55 54 53 52 46  
SURFACE WND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
SURFACE WND SPD.1 1 1 2 6 9 13 14 14 13 12 9  
SURFACE WND GST.6 7 8 10 14 17 21 22 22 21 20 18  
 

 
FORECASTER...BONNER  
REQUESTED BY...DEREK ROSENQUIST  
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR  
.TAG 2614076.0/BOU  
.DELDT 05/19/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ROSENQDC@CO.LARIMER.CO.US  
 
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