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Get ready to enjoy one more day of cool weather before the heat returns, Colorado. Wednesday could be the coolest day until September, according to the National Weather Service.
Below-normal temperatures for June continue Wednesday in Colorado, especially in the Plains. NWS forecasters said.
High temperatures are expected to range between 50 and 70 degrees in the mountains and valleys, 50 and 60 degrees in the foothills and along the Palmer Divide and around 60 degrees in the Urban Corridor and Eastern Plains, forecasters said.
In the Denver area, afternoon heat will reach a high of 72 degrees on Wednesday, the lowest high temperature the city has seen since May 26, according to NWS records. Overnight, temperatures will drop to 51 degrees before rising back to 90 degrees on Thursday.
Denver’s weather is more than 10 degrees below average for the date, forecasters said. On average, the high temperature on June 19 falls around 85 degrees.
There will be a slight chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms in the Denver area and foothills on Wednesday, according to a hazardous weather forecast from the NWS. Rain is expected over the plains overnight, along with a storm or two.
Stormy weather is expected to increase in both frequency and intensity on Thursday and Friday, even as temperatures in the metro area return to the 90s, according to the forecast.
Warmer, drier weather will arrive on Saturday and continue into Tuesday, forecasters said. Another day with maximum temperatures below 90 degrees is not yet expected for the city.
It will take a couple more days for temperatures to recover to the 90s in the eastern plains, according to NWS forecasters. Thursday and Friday will bring temperatures in the 80s before a return to the 90s for the remainder of Saturday’s forecast.
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