In Brief:
Afternoon thunderstorms return, some severe. Summer heat next week.
The Forecast Discussion:
Moisture is returning (Figure 3) from the Gulf of Mexico and temperatures rise. This means afternoon thunderstorms will become the norm again (Figure 1). An approaching trough (Figure 2) Wednesday will allow some of these storms to reach severe levels with damaging straight line winds and large hail being the primary threats (Figure 4). Thursday will also see severe weather close or along I-25 again. Make sure your weather apps have notifications turned on!
The Longer Range Forecast:
A strong ridge builds over the West by the end of the weekend taking us to summer-like temperatures (Figure 1). Rainfall, over the next 5 days is spotty and largely confined to the eastern half of the state.
