The main storm activity from earlier this evening is tapering off tonight, though a few areas of light rain or drizzle may linger overnight, especially closer to the foothills and plains.
Heading into Monday, it looks like a cloudy and cool start with lingering drizzle and low clouds sticking around much of the day. Forecast models are having a hard time agreeing on just how active the afternoon will be, though it’s a safe bet that the mountains will see more showers and storms. A few of those could drift into the Denver metro and plains late in the day, but that will depend on how much the clouds hang around and whether we get enough heating to trigger storm development.
By Tuesday, an upper-level ridge begins building overhead, which usually puts a lid on widespread storms. However, moisture remains quite high, and with enough heating or a little help from terrain, we’ll likely still see storms bubbling up in the mountains, with some drifting east. The atmosphere will be very moist, which means any storms that do develop could drop heavy rain again. This same general setup continues into Wednesday, though there's a slight shift in the ridge that might help push a few more storms off the higher terrain. Still, confidence is low in how things will play out each day.
Thursday and Friday will feel a lot like the days before, with scattered to numerous mountain storms expected and some drifting into the lower elevations. A moist atmosphere continues to hang around, though it does start to dry out slightly, especially by Friday. The main challenge remains how much cloud cover hangs around each day, since that could prevent storms from forming in some areas altogether, while others still get soaking rains.
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