Colorado weather: Cooler temps continue with afternoon thunderstorms

Coloradans can look forward to cooler temperatures this week as afternoon rain showers and thunderstorms return across the state according to the National Weather Facility Scattered rain showers and thunderstorms will form Monday afternoon across Colorado becoming stronger as they move east according to a hazardous weather outlook from the weather arrangement Storms are likely in the Denver area on Monday between a m and midnight with the strongest chance for heavy rain and thunder around p m according to hourly forecasts from the weather system There will be a greater chance of rain showers in the city on Tuesday from p m to midnight the forecasts show Thunderstorms are less likely on Tuesday than on Monday Temperatures will peak in the s throughout the week in Denver and on the Eastern Plains forecasters declared Mountain temperatures will be in the low to mid- s on Monday and Tuesday but may creep up into the s later in the week Western Slope temperature forecasts range from the mid- s to the high- s even as rain showers are expected to douse the drought-stricken area according to the weather utility No -degree days are expected Monsoon moisture is also likely in southern Colorado on Monday and Tuesday according to the weather operation office based in Pueblo The main flood threat on Monday is in southeastern Colorado where the weather system has issued a flood watch That watch will be ongoing from noon to Monday evening Parts of Fremont Teller El Paso Pueblo and Las Animas counties are included in the flood watch according to the weather provision The Rampart Range and Pikes Peak are also at pitfall Related Articles Nearly flights delayed Sunday at Denver International Airport Colorado weather Severe thunderstorm watch issued for southeastern state Colorado weather Severe thunderstorm hail forecast for west metro Denver Colorado weather Severe thunderstorm watch ongoing for Front Range Eastern Plains Colorado weather Red flag heat and smoke advisories current statewide Excessive runoff may impact in flooding of rivers creeks streams and other low-lying and flood-prone locations forecasters stated in the flood watch On Tuesday heavy rainfall and thunderstorms may cause flash flooding in southwestern and western Colorado Pueblo forecasters announced The warning area stretches north to Glenwood Springs and Breckenridge east to Colorado Springs and Pueblo south to the Colorado-New Mexico Edge and west to the Colorado-Utah edge This is a evolving story and may be updated Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter