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757 FXUS65 KBOU 070545 AFDBOU Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 1045 PM MST Fri Nov 6 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Above normal temperatures and dry conditions are expected through the entire week ahead. && .DISCUSSION /Through Friday/... Issued at 1044 PM MST Fri Nov 6 2026 There has been almost no precipitation in the high country this afternoon and evening. Additionally, there is practically no chance for precipitation through the rest of the night and beyond for our forecast area. Lows tonight are forecast to be similar to the last few nights with temperatures around freezing for the plains and in the upper teens to 20s for the high country. At the risk of sounding like a broken record... the next 5 days and likely beyond look warm with above average temperatures, abundant sunshine, and near-zero chances for any precipitation. Current water vapor imagery shows an upper-level ridge starting to build over California and the Great Basin. This ridge will quickly expand to the east on Saturday influencing our weather for the foreseeable future. Highs on Saturday are forecast to top out a bit warmer than Friday with low to mid 60s across the plains. There will be less clouds than Friday given increased subsidence. Sunday and Monday remain on track to be the warmest days of the week with the mid- level ridge peaking in strength for our area. It is even trending a bit stronger in recent model runs. Ensemble guidance remains in good agreement of high temperatures in the upper 60s to approaching 70 for the urban corridor and eastern plains for Sunday and Monday. Even then, for Tuesday through at least Friday, ensemble guidance shows highs for the plains staying in the low to mid 60s. There could be some slight fluctuations in high temperatures during this period depending on if we can get some cold air advection as well as less of an influence from the upper-level ridge. Even then, no significant cooldown is on the horizon through at least the end of next week. A trough looks to pass off to our northeast on Wednesday, but could bring some breezier conditions for the eastern plains. There is still a broad consensus that the ridge should break down by next weekend, which generally looks to bring cooler temperatures and could bring at least some chance for precipitation as we approach the 3rd week of November. && .AVIATION /06Z TAFS through 06Z Sunday/... Issued at 1044 PM MST Fri Nov 6 2026 No aviation impacts expected with VFR conditions and light diurnal winds. Southwest winds 8-10 kts will prevail at KDEN through about 18Z, then becoming light and vrb for a couple hours before transitioning to NE-E at 5-8 kts 21Z-24Z. Winds will then return to normal S-SW 03-05Z Sunday. Only a period of SCT-BKN high clouds 21Z-05Z, otherwise mostly clear skies will prevail. && .BOU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ DISCUSSION...MV AVIATION...20