If you are a fan of sunshine, light winds, and tee shirt temperatures – Saturday is your day.

A short lasting ridge of high pressure will lead to an absolutely gorgeous outdoor day with highs in the 70s for most of southern Colorado and mid-60s in Teller County. Colorado Springs is expected to see a high in the 70s.

A few storms are possible in the southern and central mountains Saturday afternoon and evening – and a shower is possible in the western sections of the Arkansas River Valley.

Extended forecast

Sunday starts clear with clouds increasing in the afternoon. Expect widespread mountain storms, and isolated storms along the Front Range, mainly late in the afternoon and evening.

Monday and Tuesday will both be wet with pockets of strong thunderstorms Monday, and heavy rain Tuesday. In the foothills and mountains, this moisture will lead to heavy snow on Tuesday. Additional storms persist on Wednesday afternoon. It will remain unsettled all week in the mountains but the end of the week should dry out in the plains.