DENVER — Have you been outside? Not only is it muggy but very smoky too. We're looking at another hazy afternoon across the state due to wildfires burning in Utah. Some of the thickest plumes of smoke will be across western and southern Colorado.
Meanwhile, another round of severe storms are possible in the Denver metro and Eastern Plains again this afternoon continuing into late tonight.
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Daytime high temperatures will soar into the mid to upper 80s Wednesday afternoon. With a bit of moisture in the atmosphere, we'll be tracking another round of late afternoon and evening storms around the Denver metro area and plains.
So far, much of eastern Colorado is under a slight risk of severe storms Wednesday. These cells could produce baseball to softball size hail, damaging 70+ mph wind gusts and isolated tornadoes across the eastern half of the state.
There will be a slightly lower risk of severe weather on Thursday but a better chance of getting some much-needed rain.
In the mountains and high valleys, elevated to critical fire weather conditions will continue through much of next week. While a few storms are possible, many areas will remain relatively dry. Gusty winds combined with low humidity will keep fire danger elevated as red flag warnings are in effect for much of the day on Wednesday.
A switch up in the weather pattern arrives this weekend! We'll see more sunshine, limited storms, gusty winds and some summertime heat! Daytime highs will soar into the mid to upper 90s on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
It looks like the warmer weather sticks around into early next week.
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