Marty’s Sunday Morning Forecast – Hot With Scattered Thunderstorms

Today: Partly cloudy and breezy at times with the air warming quickly this morning. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop initially over and near the mountains, and eventually over the plains this afternoon. Severe weather doesn’t look very likely today, but stronger storms might be capable of producing localized downpours, strong wind gusts, small hail and frequent lightning. Temperatures this afternoon will again warm into the 80s and 90s along the I-25 corridor, mid 90s to near 100 degrees for the eastern plains, and 70s and 80s over our local mountain communities, but the air will cool some as thunderstorms drift over the area.

Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms will decrease this evening, then partly cloudy tonight. We expect to cool into the 60s for the plains by morning, mainly 50s over the mountains.

Extended: A cold front will enhance our thunderstorm chances on Monday, and while storms will remain scattered in nature, stronger storms capable of producing areas of heavy rain appear more likely to develop on Monday. If heavy rain interacts with the burn scars then localized areas of flash flooding could occur, but elsewhere we expect that most storms will remain below severe criteria bringing some much needed rain, and cooler air to the area. High temperatures on Monday will fall into the 70s and 80s for most areas. Thunderstorms may decrease in coverage through the middle of next week, but with moisture associated with the summer monsoon beginning to establish itself over the area we still expect spotty storms to develop each afternoon, especially over and near the mountains. Another cold front may reach the area late Friday, and if so we would likely notice the thunderstorms increase in both coverage and intensity again as we head towards next weekend.