DENVER — Severe storms bring a chance for hail and strong winds in Denver and on the eastern plains Saturday.
According to the National Weather Service in Boulder, hail as large as one inch in diameter could fall in the Denver metro, with winds gusts as high as 60 mph. On the plains, "very large" hail of two inches or more in diameter could fall and wind gusts could reach 75 mph.
The first storms are expected to materialize around noon to 3 p.m., the NWS said. The storm threat will be greatest east of the Fort Collins-Greeley-Limon line from noon to 6 p.m.
The Denver7 futurecast was showing some of the strongest storms over Denver and Greeley after 4 p.m.
Severe storms likely in northeast Colorado this afternoon and early evening. Greatest threat east of Ft Collins-Greeley-Limon. 2" hail and 75 mph gusts possible along with isolated tornadoes. For Denver, risk of 1" hail and 60 mph gusts this afternoon. #cowx pic.twitter.com/77o6QAnyM2
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) June 8, 2024
There is also a chance of heavy rainfall in some spots, leading to localized flooding, according to the NWS.
Temperatures will be about 10 degrees cooler on Saturday, with highs in the low 80s and it will be even cooler on Sunday. Storm chances linger Sunday and Monday.
Temperatures will slowly rebound next week and we'll likely be back to near 90-degrees by Wednesday.
June in Denver marks the peak of severe weather season
Welcome to June in Denver! A month that acts like summer most of the time but isn’t afraid to show its brooding spring-like contempt whenever it feels the need—and it usually delivers those punches in the form of thunderstorms and large hail.
Like most of spring, June is a transitional month. It’s a month that lies between the cool rains of May and the warm rains of the monsoon season. Warm Gulf moisture will occasionally pick fights with cold fronts, creating periods of instability, thunderstorms, hail, and sometimes tornadoes.
More on June's weather patterns can be found here.
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