Denver weather: Pattern shifts with cooler temperatures, more rain this weekend

The Mile High City had its 5th time successful a enactment supra 90 degrees connected Thursday, the 33rd clip successful 2021 that the metropolis has gotten that hot. Friday volition propulsion supra 90 again for the 14th clip successful the past 15 days.

Relief from the vigor is coming this weekend, and truthful excessively are storms.

A flash flood ticker volition beryllium successful effect for overmuch of the precocious region by this afternoon, and continuing done this evening. The menace volition beryllium elevated successful the pain areas. #cowx pic.twitter.com/wXooc9A77a

— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) July 30, 2021

According to the National Weather Service successful Boulder, Denver volition scope 95 degrees nether mostly sunny skies. There’s a 30% accidental of showers successful the day with upwind gusts of 15 mph. The accidental of thunderstorms increases to 50% aft dark, with a debased of 65 degrees. Rains volition interaction the precocious state with an elevated menace of flash flooding. Burn areas are susceptible owed to accrued moisture and slow-moving storms.

Friday’s aerial prime is mediocre for Douglas, Jefferson, Denver, occidental Arapahoe, occidental Adams, Broomfield, Boulder, Larimer and Weld counties.

The displacement successful upwind volition beryllium noticeable Saturday arsenic the precocious somesthesia volition lone scope 79 degrees. There’s an 80% accidental of precipitation with showers and thunderstorms arsenic aboriginal arsenic mid-morning. Winds volition gust adjacent 20 mph, with the accidental of rainfall persisting until midnight. The evening volition beryllium mostly cloudy, dropping to 63 degrees. The acold beforehand means an elevated hazard of flash floods that are not constricted to pain areas.

Sunday volition beryllium a akin upwind time with a 60% accidental of showers and thunderstorms. It volition beryllium partially sunny with a precocious of 79 degrees. The overnight debased volition beryllium 61 degrees.

The accidental of showers and thunderstorms volition alteration crossed the portion aboriginal adjacent week, but dense rainfall volition inactive beryllium possible. There are presently nary 90-degree days aft Friday connected the extended forecast.

⚠️Burn areas volition spot a heightened flash flood menace done overmuch of this weekend. If you unrecorded in/near a pain area, delight stay upwind aware! Have aggregate ways to person a informing (tv, upwind radio, phone, societal media, friends, and family). Be acceptable to instrumentality action! #COwx pic.twitter.com/QA7ZIBlfiB

— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) July 29, 2021