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May 22, 2008 11:31 am US/Mountain
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Cool Down Blows Into Colorado With Storms
DENVER (CBS4) ―
Unsettled weather remains in the Denver area Thursday after some severe weather moved across the Eastern Plains Wednesday night. Daytime highs will be about 20 degrees cooler Thursday after highs near 90 on Wednesday.
There is a slight chance of rain in the morning Thursday, then a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs will be approaching 70 with steady winds out of the south and southeast.
A tornado watch is in effect for all of northeast Colorado until 8 p.m.
A high wind warning is in effect for the far eastern counties of Colorado until 8 p.m. where gusts up to 60 mph are possible.
Skies will turn mostly cloudy overnight with the chance of storms remaining in lows in the mid 40s. South winds will become strong in the evening hours with gusts of 30 mph possible.
The temperatures move into the 70s Friday with another chance of afternoon storms and winds staying strong out of the south. Skies will be partly sunny.
The chance for afternoon thunderstorms this holiday weekend will continue. Saturday and Sunday are both expected to be in the 70s with winds remaining for at least Saturday.
Memorial Day is expected to be in the mid to upper 70s with a chance of afternoon storms.
Dr. Dave Hnida's Summer Weather Sunscreen TipsHere are some tips for applying sunscreen from Dr. Dave Hnida's blog.
1. Use at least a SPF 15. 25 may be better, 45 may be too much and may cause skin irritation in a few folks. And make sure it has UVA and UVB protection.
2. Apply your skinscreen about 30 minutes before going outside -- it takes that long for it to penetrate your skin and fully protect you.
3. Don't be cheap -- use too little and an SPF 15 can be worth only a 4 or 6 in terms of protection. We usually say it takes a palmful to cover sun-exposed areas. A small palm will cover a small child's body. A big palm, a big adult body.
4. Re-apply your sunscreen about every 2 hours.
5. Don't forget the hat- --it will help provide shade to those difficult to cover-with-sunscreen areas like earlobes, etc., as well as a lip balm with sunscreen in it.
"Be careful out there," Hnida writes.
Long Range Forecast For Colorado
A new 30- and 90-day long range forecast for Colorado is released by the Climate Prediction Center each month. Get the whole story about the latest long range forecast from CBS4's forecaster's.
Wildfires
Learn more about how wildfires happen and what can be done to combat them once they do. Several links on cbs4denver.com's Wildfire Resources section also provide important information if a wildfire is threatening your community.
Living Green
Each week, CBS4 meteorologist Jennifer Zeppelin shares advice on "Living Green." You can watch this week's video clip in our Living Green section.
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