Afternoon thunderstorms set to move across the state Tuesday threaten Colorado with heavy rain, flash flooding and hail, according to the National Weather Service.
The storms will move from the mountains to the plains Tuesday afternoon and evening, with the strongest storms hitting east of the Interstate 25 corridor, NWS forecasters said.
Golf ball-sized hail, 60 mph winds and heavy rain will be the primary threats, forecasters said.
Thunderstorms will be strongest across the metro area and Front Range between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., then across the plains from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., NWS forecasters said in a hazardous weather outlook. Storms could remain active in the metro area until 11 p.m. and hover over the plains until midnight.
“The threat of large hail and heavy rain will increase as the storms move eastward,” forecasters stated in the outlook. “The greatest severe threat should be in a zone from eastern Weld and Logan counties south to around Limon in the late afternoon and early evening.”
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Denver will see temperatures peak around 87 degrees Tuesday before dropping into the low 60s overnight, forecasters said.
Thunderstorms and 80-degree weather will continue in the Denver area Wednesday and Thursday before the storms dry up and daily temperature highs rise back into the 90s for the rest of the week, forecasters said.
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