Rain forecast for the weekend suggests anyone with plans calling for being outdoors might want to finish early.

“There’s a potential for decent rainfall,” said Jim Daniels of the National Weather Service in Grand Junction.

“It’s a slow-moving storm, so rain may be spread over a longer period,” Daniels said. “You could get an inch or more of rain, with late (today) being the best time.”

Thunderstorms imbedded in the storm could produce a little more rain in certain areas, he said.

The effects of this storm could be less spectacular than the one a week ago.

Last weekend, Durango residents awoke Sunday to flooded yards, clogged storm drains and storm-tossed debris.

The area received almost 2 inches of rain from midnight Saturday, Sept. 20, to 6 a.m. Sunday.

Daniels said this weekend’s storm, forming along the California coast, will advance across Nevada, then Utah to reach the Four Corners.

The National Weather Service’s online map has a hazardous weather outlook for the entire Western Slope.

Residual effects from the storm will carry into Monday, he said.

Temperatures will drop in the wake of the storm, Daniels said.

The high temperature today will be around 71, with 65 predicted for Sunday. Lows Monday and Tuesday will be around 35.

Among outdoor activities over the weekend are hot-air balloon rides at Mancos, a two-mile walk at the La Plata County Fairgrounds to mark the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act and the painting of a mural sponsored by Big Brothers Big Sisters at the Everyday gasoline station at College Drive and East Eighth Avenue.

daler@durangoherald.com