Much cooler with scattered storms in Denver metro this weekend

DENVER — Scattered showers and storms will be the name of the game this evening across the Denver metro and the Eastern Plains.

A few of those storms could turn severe east of Interstate 25. The biggest threats will be for quarter-sized hail and 60+ mph wind gusts. Severe weather threat is especially high for NE Colorado from Sterling and Akron to Burlington and Wray.

Storms will move out of the state after 10pm with partly cloudy skies overnight. Temperatures will dip into the mid- to upper-50s by early Saturday morning.

We'll have a bit of sunshine to start your Saturday with clouds quickly increasing by the afternoon. Look for scattered showers and storms to arrive just after lunchtime. So far, it doesn't look like any will turn severe.

Daytime highs will be a bit below average, with highs in the mid-80s on Saturday and upper-70s to low-80s on Sunday. Storms make a comeback on Sunday afternoon too. Enjoy the rain and break from the heat. These weekend temperatures will be about 5 to 10 degrees below normal for mid-July!

Warmer, drier weather is back by the middle of next week. We’ll be back in the 90s by Wednesday.

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