A new wave of severe weather is set to move across Colorado Friday, bringing with it heavy rain, large hail and a chance of tornado touchdowns, according to the National Weather Service.
Numerous thunderstorms are expected across northeastern Colorado Friday afternoon, including the Denver area, NWS forecasters said.
Friday’s storm is expected to rain down across the state between 2 p.m. and 9 p.m., but severe weather will be strongest in the metro area between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., according to forecasters.
Heavy rain will start in the afternoon and could be accompanied by up to golf ball-sized hail — about 1.75 inches in diameter — forecasters said. In different parts of the state, Friday afternoon’s rain storms may also cause localized flooding.
NWS meteorologists said damaging wind gusts of up to 65 mph are also possible throughout the afternoon.
Temperatures highs in the Denver area dropped 12 degrees overnight, going from a 97-degree Thursday to an 85-degree Friday amid the weather cooling storm, according to NWS forecasters.
Warmer, drier weather will return over the weekend as the rain stops and temperatures return to the 90s.
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Saturday and Sunday will remain significantly cooler than Thursday, when Denver came within two degrees of beating its all-time heat record for June 13 and Limon smashed its own record.
The Lincoln County town hit 101 degrees Thursday, not only breaking its all-time heat record for June 13, but also tying for the 11th hottest temperature ever recorded in the town, according to NWS meteorologists. Normal June temperatures for Limon lie in the high 70s and low 80s.