Monday 5:15 a.m. forecast

A storm system will race over the Central Rockies to start the week.

Scattered storms and showers are likely this afternoon and evening.

HERE IS KATIE.Katie: HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY,LAUREN.OUTSIDE THIS MORNING, WAKING UPTO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERHE TMETRO AREA.THE NEXT SYSTEM IS MOVING IN.NO ALERTS IN PLACE FOR THE STATETODAY.AIR QUALITY POOR OVER PORTIONSOF NORTHEASTERN COLORADO BUTTHINGS WILL IMPROVE HERE INTERMS OF OUR AIR QUALITY OVERTHE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.THE NEXT SYSTEM IS BRINGING SOMESTORMS AND SHOWERS NORTH OFCRAIG.DRY CONDITIONS UP AND DOWN THEI-25 CORRIDOR, SUNSHINE TO STARTTHE MORNGNI IN DENVER AND THENWE ARE SEEING A COUPLE STORMSNORTH OF RAY AND THAT WILL TAPEROFF IN THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS.TEMPERATURES TO START OFF LOW50s IN GREELEY,I MD 50s IN THESPRINGS.METRO AREA BUS STOP FORECAST, AMILD MORNING, PARTLY CLOUDYSKIES, DRY CONDITIONS HERE WITHMID 60s AND LATER ON THISAFTERNOON, DAYTIME HIGHS IN THELOW 80s, SO PRETTY SEASONAL FORTHIS TIME, A COUPLE OF STORMSAROUND.HERE IS FUTURECAST.BREAK DOWN HOUR BY HOUR.PARTLY CLOUDY SKY THROUGH MIDMORNING AND AFTER ABOUT 2:00,YOU CAN SEE NEAR GRAND LAKE,ESTES PARK, EVERGREEN, A FEWSTORMS AND SHOWERS.THE MAIN THREATS, GUSTY WINDS,GUSTING UP TO 40 MILES PER HOURAND BRIEF POCKETS OF RAIN.AND THEN TOMORROW, WAY MOREWIDESPREAD.TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLYEVENING HOURS, IT'S GOING TO BEWIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY ANDTEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE 70sWITH THE FRONT.THE MOUNTAIN FORECAST TODAY, AFEW STORMS.BUT TOMORROWA, RAINIERAFTERNOON.60s AND 70s INTO THE MOUNTAINSFOR THIS AFTERNOON, STILL REALLYHOT OVER THE SOUTHEASTERNPLAINS.UPPER 90s TO 100°°, YOU CAN SEETHE FORECAST OVER THE NEXT 48HOS.URIT'S LIGHT, BETTER AIR QUALITYTO KICK OFF THIS WORK WEEK,