DENVER — Strong to severe thunderstorms are moving across parts of the Denver metro area and onto the Eastern Plains this evening. Large hail and damaging 60+ mph wind gusts will be the biggest threats through 8p.m. in Denver as storms shift east of Interstate 25.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for the Front Range, Denver metro area and entire Eastern Plains until 11 p.m.
Look for partly cloudy skies after midnight as lows drop into the upper 50s by Thursday morning.
We'll see plenty of sunshine early Thursday with a slight warm-up as highs stay near 90 degrees by 3 p.m. A few isolated afternoon storms are possible around the Urban Corridor otherwise skies will stay mostly sunny. A ridge of high pressure moves back over the west, cutting off the rain and ushering in warmer and drier conditions for the end of the work week.
Crank up the AC or roll the windows down! Friday will be much warmer, as highs climb back into the mid-90s around the Denver metro area and near triple digits on the plains.
Temperatures will remain above average over the weekend, with partly to mostly cloudy skies Saturday along with a few isolated storms. It looks like we'll have a better chance of more scattered storms on Sunday afternoon and evening. We'll head back into the upper 80s and see a better chance of storms early next week.
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