Colorado weather: Thunderstorms will move in on Fourth of July afternoon, but skies will clear later

The Fourth of July is starting mostly sunny and warm in metro Denver, but a few fireworks in the form of thunderstorms are expected to develop in the afternoon. The temperature is forecast to reach a high of 89 degrees.

The National Weather Service in Boulder said scattered showers are expected Friday morning with additional showers and storms moving in by afternoon. There’s a 20% chance for showers and thunderstorms before 8 p.m.

Picnickers are advised to hold onto their plates because winds could gust as high as 18 mph. However, the rain and storms are expected to move out, and the skies will be clear by early evening, according to forecasters. The low temperature will drop to 62 degrees.

A couple of severe thunderstorms are possible over far northeast Colorado.

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