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221 FXUS65 KBOU 100644 AFDBOU Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 1244 AM MDT Fri Jul 10 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Widely scattered gusty showers and a couple thunderstorms possible this afternoon and evening. - Prolonged period of very to hot temperatures arrive Saturday, lasting through most of next week. - Hints of monsoon moisture reaching the high country by late next week? && .DISCUSSION /Through Thursday/... Issued at 1201 AM MDT Fri Jul 10 2026 We`ll end the week with one last chance of precipitation across the Front Range and plains, before a strong ridge develops and we enter an extended period of well above normal temperatures and dry conditions across the forecast area. Water vapor satellite shows a little bit of moisture still embedded in the weak west/northwesterly flow aloft, with the center of a 500mb ridge currently noted near the southwestern California coast. Forecast precipitable water is expected to hover around 0.35-0.45" across the high country, with PW values closer to 0.7-0.8" across the I-25 corridor this afternoon. Forecast soundings do show at least some modest instability across the plains, though a weak cap is evident in most models. Still, most CAMs manage to develop a few showers or storms across the Front Range, which eventually drift into the urban corridor and plains by the mid/late afternoon hours. Gusty winds will be possible with any convection, though the chances of a meaningful (wetting) rainfall look rather low (