Stormy severe weather will shift east away from metro Denver on Friday and residents will face sunny blue skies, mostly cloud-free — and can plan for warm temperatures through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
According to weather forecasters, a light breeze may blow over the city.
High temperatures in Denver will reach 87 degrees Friday, 86 degrees Saturday and 83 degrees Sunday, forecasters said. At night, those temperatures drop to a whopping 52 degrees.
Scattered afternoon storms, if they develop, are likely to hit east of Colorado’s urban Interstate 25 corridor — toward Greeley and Akron and the northeastern plains, forecasters said. If storms do form, they said, the result could be large hail, damaging winds and possibly a tornado. Creeks on the plains ran high and fast on Friday, nearly flooding in some areas, and meteorologists advised caution.
Along the Front Range, soil was saturated from recent heavy rains, but little new moisture was expected. Storms over the past few days have resulted in flooding, including high water that flooded roads north of Denver in Commerce City.
Highway 2 is open again in both directions. https://t.co/qso3p1smYN
– City Council of Commerce City, CO (@CommerceCityCO) June 23, 2023
On Friday on the plains, high temperatures near La Junta were expected to climb around 95 degrees.
Expect warm, sunny and windy conditions for most locations today, with strong to severe storms possible across our Far Eastern plains. #koex pic.twitter.com/jPGtby6rSN
— NWS Pueblo (@NWSPueblo) June 23, 2023