Forecasters are calling for a scorcher Monday in Denver ahead of possible late-day thunderstorms over the high country and plains.
The National Weather Service in Boulder says there is a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. in the city. Mostly cloudy skies are expected in Denver with a high near 90 degrees.
“Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop over the high country later this morning and this afternoon, drifting to the northeast across the urban corridor,” the weather service said in a forecast bulletin.
Forecasters say thunderstorms should be mainly “of the garden variety” with brief rains and some gusty winds.
“A strong upper level ridge will remain over Texas and the southeastern United States through much of this week,” the bulletin said. “Subtropical moisture is expected to circulate around this upper ridge and across Colorado through the end of the week.”
There will be a chance of thunderstorms over the mountains and foothills each afternoon.
“Some storms will also move out of the foothills and across northeast Colorado,” the bulletin said. “Thunderstorms will be capable of producing locally heavy rainfall on the plains, especially on Tuesday and Wednesday.”
Thunderstorm activity is expected to diminish on Thursday and Friday and the upper flow moves westerly and drier air moves in, forecasters say.
“Temperatures through the week should be around seasonal normals with afternoon highs in the upper 80s and lower 90s,” according to the bulletin.
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