The Denver metro area is expected to enjoy a warm and sunny holiday weekend with only a potential smattering of showers and thunderstorms today leaving a blemish on the forecast.

The National Weather Service is projecting highs in the mid-70s both today and Sunday in Denver. On the Memorial Day holiday Monday temps could crack 80 degrees.

Forecasters are putting the chances of scattered showers and thunderstorms in the Denver area at 30% this afternoon. Those are most likely to materialize between 2 and 4 p.m.

The chances of moisture go down but persist into the evening, according to the Weather Service. Any cloud cover is expected to clear gradually overnight with low temperatures in the high 40s.

There is no rain in the forecast for Sunday or Monday. Tuesday afternoon is projected to be the metro area’s next chance for precipitation.

The Weather Service’s hazardous weather outlook for northeast and north central Colorado projects that mountainous areas and communities near the Wyoming border are likely to see the most plentiful thunderstorms today. As much as 3 inches of snow may fall at elevations above 10,000 feet.

While metro area residents enjoy cookout-worthy weather, the Winter Park Resort is preparing to welcome skiers and riders for the last day of its 2023-24 season on Monday. In Summit County, Arapahoe Basin has already announced plans to stay up at least through June 9 this year.

An interesting tweet form March popped up in my feed that gave me pause. The chart from Football Insights broke down the pressure responsibility for each position along the offensive line and the results were compelling. For the Denver Broncos, it seems to suggest that filling Lloyd Cushenberry’s shoes at center could be a problem.

The whole interior line was strong overall, but Cush was one of the best centers in the league at not giving up pressures due to his responsibilities in protection. 6% was tied for the lowest percentage of all centers in the league, so that means Alex Forsythe or whoever ends up starting will have some big shoes to fill in 2024.

Also important to note that Russell Wilson led all quarterbacks in terms of being to blame for the largest share of pressures. He was a big part of the problem last year. Overall, the offensive line in Denver looks pretty strong and even their right tackle issues were merely slightly above average compared to the rest of the right tackles in the league.

If they can get good play out of their center this season, then Denver could be returning a fairly strong offensive line unit in the passing game. if that plays out, then it will bode well for rookie Bo Nix this season.

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