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Colorado weather: Cooler Friday temps, scattered weekend showers

Rain showers and thunderstorms will hit the Denver area Saturday with strongest storm chance Sunday

Jay Schaller grills hundreds of hamburgers and hotdogs during the Coal Creek Canyon Fourth of July celebration at Coal Creek Community Center on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)
Jay Schaller grills hundreds of hamburgers and hotdogs during the Coal Creek Canyon Fourth of July celebration at Coal Creek Community Center on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)
Lauren Penington of Denver Post portrait in Denver on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
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Scattered rain showers and thunderstorms Friday will douse northeastern Colorado, but more severe weather is on the horizon, according to the National Weather Service.

East of Fort Morgan, rain has already started to fall Friday, and thunderstorm activity is expected to increase around 3 p.m. before winding down around 5 p.m., .

“Further west there will be little or no shower activity, with partly cloudy skies and temperatures similar to yesterday,” .

The Denver area will see temperature highs around 83 degrees before cooling off into the high-50s overnight, . 90-degree heat is expected to return Saturday.

Rain showers and severe thunderstorms will pick up in the metro area Saturday, but the strongest storms will hit Sunday between noon and midnight, forecasters said.

, low humidity and increased wind on Saturday will bring elevated fire weather conditions to the foothills and mountain valleys. Humidity percentages will drop into the teens and wind gusts will reach 25 mph.

A couple of strong to severe storms could form in Washington, Phillips and Sedgwick counties Saturday afternoon, but more severe weather will hit east of those counties, the hazardous weather outlook stated.

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