Clouds and rain doubtless will unfold into the sunny blue skies over metro Denver Monday afternoon, bringing potential extreme storms with lightning and hail, in accordance with the Nationwide Climate Service.
Any storms doubtless will hit Denver after 4 p.m. and earlier than 7 p.m. Then skies progressively will clear, climate service forecasters stated.
Meteorologists estimated the probabilities of rain and thunderstorms at 30%.
Elsewhere round Colorado, dry terrain and wind within the San Luis Valley and southwestern counties have created circumstances favorable for fires. The climate service on Monday issued crimson flag fireplace hazard warnings protecting these areas.
South of metro Denver in northern El Paso and Kiowa counties, storms growing over the Palmer Divide between Denver and Colorado Springs after 1 p.m. are anticipated to achieve momentum on the excessive plains, bringing hail, bursts of wind at speeds as much as 50 miles per hour, and cloud-to-ground lightning, forecasters stated.
The excessive temperature in Denver will probably be 84 levels, lowering to 57 levels Monday night time, forecasters stated. On Tuesday, the excessive is predicted to be 86 levels.
A couple of extreme storms will probably be potential over the plains this afternoon. #cowx pic.twitter.com/Xs9whJ26eO
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) August 7, 2023