Mostly Cloudy in Fort Collins Today, With Warming Trend Through the Weekend

Wednesday in Fort Collins will be mostly cloudy with temperatures reaching 48 degrees and dropping slightly to around 45 by afternoon. Light southwest winds around 6 mph will keep conditions calm, with virtually no precipitation expected. Tonight will cool to 24 degrees under mostly cloudy skies, with northwest winds gusting up to 21 mph.

The extended forecast shows pleasant weather through the weekend. Thursday will be mostly sunny with highs near 48 degrees and gusty north winds around 12 mph. Friday continues the trend with mostly sunny skies and highs around 49 degrees. Saturday warms to 52 degrees under mostly sunny conditions, while Sunday reaches 55 degrees with sunny skies and only light winds.

However, a weather system approaches early next week. Monday will be partly sunny with highs near 57 degrees, but overnight into Tuesday a slight chance of rain and snow develops. Tuesday brings a 25% chance of rain and snow with highs dropping to 47 degrees and gusty north winds. Residents should monitor forecasts closely as precipitation chances increase heading into early February.