Much of the Denver metro region has a chance of rain Monday afternoon, and in some places it could be severe, according to the National Weather Service.
Denver has a 40 percent chance of precipitation this evening.
Just after 3 p.m. Monday, a severe thunderstorm passed over northeast Douglas County. The storm had the potential to drop half-dollar-sized hail. The storm was moving east at 25 mph.
El Paso County and the Castle Rock area were under severe thunderstorm warnings at mid-afternoon Monday.
Rain, heavy at times, is expected to move onto the plains, with locally heavy rain, winds up to 45 mph and frequent lighting, according to the National Weather Service
“The main threat for any severe storms would be east of a line from Fort Morgan to Limon,” forecasters stated in the for Monday. “Given the continued high moisture values in the atmosphere … rainfall rates around one inch in 30 minutes can be expected from the strongest storms.”
Storms that drop heavy rain on recent burn areas west of Colorado Springs, Boulder and Fort Collins could cause flooding this evening, forecasters warned.
Monsoonal moisture should linger over drought-parched Colorado throughout the week, with afternoon and evening showers from the mountains to the plains, according to the weather service.
Temperatures along the Front Range and on the Eastern Plains should continue to reach into the 90s this week, however.
The should see daily highs from the low 70s to the low 80s this week, with 30 percent to 40 percent chances of rain, according to the National Weather Service office in Grand Junction.
The has a 20 percent chance of rain Tuesday and Wednesday, with sunnier skies and highs in the mid-90s on Thursday and Friday. The for the first days of August is about 90 degrees.
