While the entire weekend will not be a washout, if do you have
travel or outdoor plans, it's not a bad idea to prepare for wet,
windy, and potentially snowy conditions occurring at times.
WINDY THROUGH THE WEEKEND: Gusty southwest to west winds will
continue into the holiday weekend, with gusts roughly 30 to 40 mph
the rest of today and again Friday. The strongest winds will
occur on Saturday, where widespread gusts of 35-50 mph are
possible that may produce areas of blowing dust. Boating
recreation will be impacted on all area lakes, along with travel
difficulties for high profile vehicles and rough air for aviation
interests. Winds will remain gusty Sunday into Monday but not
nearly as strong.
COOL AND SHOWERY FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND: There's high
confidence in a pronounced cooling trend into the weekend with
highs falling 15-25 degrees below normal by Sunday-Monday.
Scattered showers are looking likely as well, with the best
chances Saturday afternoon into Saturday night, and again Sunday
afternoon into early Monday. Rainfall amounts are still uncertain,
but some localized wetting rains are possible. With cooling
temperatures, light snowfall is also feasible in mountain areas
particularly with any showers Sunday into Monday. Patchy near
freezing temperatures are possible Monday and Tuesday mornings.