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As storms develop this evening, a few could be stronger than what we saw yesterday. Showers and storms are slowly making their way across the eastern plains tonight. Skies will be clearing for metro Denver overnight with lows near 60 degrees.
Moving into Friday, conditions begin to shift a bit. While it won’t be completely dry, we’ll be trending that way. Moisture will still be around, especially in the mountains, so we can expect a few afternoon showers or storms there. On the plains, anything that does pop up will likely be high-based (meaning it starts higher up in the atmosphere), which makes strong gusty winds more likely than heavy rain. Winds across the area could get a boost from these outflows, especially in the afternoon.
Saturday brings a noticeable change with hot, dry weather moving in. A strong ridge of high pressure builds in and pushes our temperatures into the mid to upper 90s across the plains. There won’t be much moisture left, so if any storms do develop, they’ll stick to the mountains and be isolated at best. Sunday looks even drier, possibly the driest day of the week, as moisture levels drop well below normal.
Afternoon highs will be in the mid to upper 90s for the weekend, and we could break our record high of 98 on Sunday (with a forecasted high of 99).
By early next week, we stay hot, with afternoon highs remaining in the upper 90s.
A slow uptick in moisture will bring back the chance for storms by midweek. While widespread rain isn’t expected, we will see good chances for afternoon and evening storms. Temperatures will also begin to cool off and we will be in the 70s and 80s again by the end of next week.
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