With a smoky evening expected Thursday, temperatures will slowly cool through the 80s into the upper 70s by 10 p.m. Overnight temperatures will reach a low of about 60 degrees for the Denver metro area.
Midday temperatures warm into the mid-80s, then scattered thunderstorms will form to impact late afternoon and evening plans.
The biggest threat from Friday’s storms will be lightning.
The overall storm chance is 40 percent, which is higher than anything coming through during the next five days.
Throughout the weekend, an isolated storm is possible.
However, conditions will be mostly dry and sunny.
Early next week will be much the same: Highs will be in the upper 80s to lower 90s.
There will be some scattered thunderstorms and smoky skies.
Colorado is experiencing the third-worst drought since 2000.
Those records date back to the late 1800s.