DENVER — Look for an isolated gusty storm this evening in the Denver metro area with a better chance of storms over the far northeastern plains. There's a slight risk of severe weather closer to Sterling and the Colorado/Nebraska border.
We'll have partly cloudy skies overnight as temperatures drop into the low to mid 60s.
It'll be mostly sunny start to your Tuesday with increasing afternoon clouds and few thunderstorms. Some could turn severe along the far northeastern plains. These storms will potentially linger late into Tuesday night.
The monsoon flow returns to much of the state Wednesday, as we'll see more widespread thunderstorm activity in the mountains and on the plains. This bump in tropical, atmospheric moisture means that storms could drop heavier rain in a short amount of time, raising the potential for localized flooding, particularly in mountain areas and spots that have already seen recent rain.
Temperatures will take a brief dip mid-week as a weak cold front rolls through. This front will bring some slight cooling to the plains and offer a temporary break from the recent stretch of 90-degree afternoons. It won’t be a big cool down, but it will be about 5 to 10 degrees cooler. We'll see highs in the mid to upper 80s on Wednesday and Thursday.
The relief doesn't last long as 90-degree heat returns on Friday. Daytime highs soar into the low to mid 90s on Friday and Saturday and many lower elevation spots could be flirting with triple digits on Sunday. Denver's current record on Sunday is 98-degrees, last set in 1964.
With the return of the heat and somewhat drier conditions, thunderstorm chances may decrease again, making for a near record-breaking hot, mostly dry weekend across the region.
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