A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for all of eastern Colorado until 10 p.m. Tuesday as another round of storms moves into the state.
According to the National Weather Service in Boulder, the main threats are frequent lightning, heavy rain, wind gusts up to 70 mph and hail up to three inches in size.
A couple of tornadoes are also possible, the NWS says.
Severe storms are possible across Colorado’s plains, with the strongest storms expected north of the Greeley-Fort Morgan-Akron line in northeastern Colorado, as well as in Park County and along the Palmer Divide, according to the NWS forecast discussion.
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming until 9 PM MDT pic.twitter.com/2y7ADdlAHq
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) August 7, 2023
The stormy forecast will ease on Wednesday as skies will be sunny and there will be no thunderstorms in Colorado.
Temperatures will be very pleasant on Wednesday with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s in Denver.
Thursday and Friday will be hotter again with highs in the lower 90s.
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