Hot with isolated storms today, stronger storms expected tomorrow

Hot with isolated storms today, stronger storms expected tomorrow

Today is going to be hot with a chance for isolated showers and storms in the afternoon.

THE WEATHER IS ABOUT TO GET AWHOLE LOT MORE ACTIVE TODAY WITHSTRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLEOUT EAST IN THE PLAINS AND HOTAIR ALONG THE FRONT RANGE.WE'RE GOING TO START BEAUTIFULAND DRY TODAY BUT WESTERLYDOWNSLOPE FLOW OFF THE MOUNTAINSWILL QUICKLY WARM THE AIR INTOTHE 80S AND EVEN A COUPLE OF90S.SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL DEVELOPOVER THE MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS,BUT DRY AIR OFF THE HIGH COUNTRYWILL LIMIT RAIN CHANCES ALONGI25.WE'LL SEE A BETTER CHANCE FORSTORMS EAST OF I-25 WHERE THEDEWPOINTS AT THE GROUND AREHIGHER.STRONG TO SEVERE WEATHER ISPOSSIBLE AGAIN ON SATURDAY ALONGAND BEHIND A COLD FRONT IN THEAFTERNOON.EL PASO COUNTY AND EAST THROUGHTHE PLAINS STAND THE BESTCHANCES FOR STRONG TO SEVEREWEATHER.WE'LL SEE SHOWERS AND STORMS OSUNDAY, PARTICULARLY OVERNIGHTTHROUGH MONDAY WITH SOME SNOWMIXING DOWN INTO THE MOUNTAINS.WE'LL SEE MORE RAIN ON MONDAYWITH SNOW DROPPING INTO THEFORECAST THROUGH TUESDAY, EVENIN AREAS LIKE EL PASO COUNTY.SNOW IS GOING TO BE PRETTY TOUGHTO PIN DOWN UNTIL SUNDAY, BUT WESTILL SEE AREAS ON THE NORTHSIDE OF COLORADO SPRINGS UP TOMONUMENT GETTING SNOW AS WELL ASTELLER COUNTY AND THE MOUNTAINSOF FREMONT COUNTY.STORM CHANCES ARE RAMPING UPINTO THE WEEKEND, AND ITS TITO START TALKING ABOUT LIGHTNINGDANGER AND LIGHTNING SAFETY.LIGHTNING IS A PRETTY BIG DEALHERE IN COLORADO BECAUSE WE AREFULL OF TALL OBJECTS THATATTRACT AND SPARK LIGHTNING.WHEN LOOKING AT A MAP OF 20YEARS OF LIGHTNING DATA, THEFRONT RANGE IS FULL OF LIGHTNITOSS TO WEATHERWE'RE GOING TO START BEAUTIFULAND DRY TODAY BUT WESTERLYDOWNSLOPE FLOW OFF THE MOUNTAINSWILL QUICKLY WARM THE AIR INTOTHE 80S AND EVEN A COUPLE OF90S.SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL DEVELOPOVER THE MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS,BUT DRY AIR OFF THE HIGH COUNTRYWILL LIMIT RAIN CHANCES ALONGI25.WE'LL SEE A BETTER CHANCE FOSTORMS EAST OF I-25 WHERE THEDEWPOINTS AT THE GROUND AREHIGHER.STRONG TO SEVERE WEATHER ISPOSSIBLE AGAIN ON SATURDAY ALONGAND BEHIND A COLDFRONT IN THE AFTERNOON.WE'LL SEE SHOWERS AND STORMS ONSUNDAY, PARTICULARLY OVERNIGHTTHROUGH MONDAY WITH SOME SNOWMIXING DOWN INTO THE MOUNTAINS.