Summer officially starts on Wednesday and it's finally starting to feel like it! Highs climbed to the upper 80s and low 90s across the metro-area Monday.
Skies will stay mostly clear tonight, with overnight lows in the upper 50s in Denver. Lows fall to the 40s in the mountains.
Expect more sunshine tomorrow, gusty winds at times from the southwest and highs in the upper 80s over the Front Range and plains.
Summer officially begins early Wednesday with the summer solstice at 8:57 a.m. We'll see a sunny start to the day, with increasing cloud coverage and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon and evening.
The risk for strong to severe storms increasing mid-week across the eastern plains.
Temperatures will cool a bit by Thursday and we'll see more afternoon thunderstorms. Highs will be in the upper 70s to low 80s on Thursday and low to mid-80s Friday through the weekend.
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