Weather in the Denver area is expected to be sunny with a high near 81 according to the National Weather Service in Boulder.

Expect it to be windy, with a south-southwest wind of 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Warm temperatures, low humidity, and winds gusting up to 40 mph will create critical fire weather conditions on the plains Monday, generally, along and south of Interstate 76.

A windy weather system will move through late Monday into Tuesday. The mountains will have light to moderate snow, while the plains will have rain showers. A period of heavier snow is possible in the mountains near the Wyoming border Monday afternoon and night.

These areas may receive up to a foot of new snow. Strong winds are expected from the east slopes of the Front Range onto the plains during the day Tuesday, with gusts up to 60 mph.

Cool weather with a chance of showers will persist the rest of the week, with occasional snow in the mountains and a chance of mostly rain showers on the plains.

Here is the full forecast from the National Weather Service:

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday:  A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy.

Thursday:  A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 11am, then a slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

Friday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.

Saturday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.