Arvada Memorial Day Weekend: Detailed Weather Forecast

ARVADA, CO — If you're planning to head outdoors this Memorial Day weekend in Arvada, be sure to bring your rain gear.

The National Weather Service is predicting a stormy weekend in Denver's metro area, but Arvadans may catch a break here and there as scattered showers come and go.

Here's a detailed forecast for the city:

Friday
You can expect a 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m., but a mostly sunny sky, with a high near 81, weather officials said. Calm wind will gust around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Friday night
Arvada will see a 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7 p.m. You can expect a partly cloudy sky, with a low around 52. South wind gusting 5 to 8 mph will be light and variable, the agency said.

Saturday
You can expect a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Clouds will increase, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind is set to gust northeast between 5 and 9 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday night
Arvada will see a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7 p.m., then showers are likely, and a thunderstorm may hit between 7 p.m. and 1 a.m. There will be a slight chance of showers after 1 a.m. You can expect a mostly cloudy sky, with a low around 51. Northeast wind will gust between 5 and 7 mph and become calm after midnight. The chance of precipitation Saturday night is 60 percent, according to the National Weather Service.

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Sunday
Arvadans can expect a slight chance of showers before 7 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m., then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1 p.m., weather officials said. Sunday will see a high near 64. The chance of precipitation Sunday is 80 percent.

Sunday night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1 a.m. are predicted, then a chance of showers. Arvada will see a low around 48. The chance of precipitation is 80 percent in the city.

Memorial Day
The holiday will see a chance of showers, then showers are likely and a thunderstorm may hit after 1 p.m. You can expect a mostly cloudy sky, with a high near 61.

Monday night
Showers are likely and another thunderstorm may hit before 7 p.m., then you can expect a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7 p.m. and 1 a.m. A mostly cloudy sky is predicted, with a low around 48.