DENVER — Summer officially starts Wednesday morning and it's finally starting to feel like it! Highs Tuesday topped out in the low to upper 80s across the metro-area.
Skies will stay mostly clear overnight, with lows falling to the 50s by morning.
Summer officially begins early Wednesday with the summer solstice at 8:57 a.m. We'll see a sunny start to the day, with increasing cloud coverage and thunderstorms likely popping up in the late afternoon and evening.
The risk for strong to severe storms increases tomorrow across the eastern plains, especially overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning.
Temperatures will cool a bit by Thursday and we'll see more afternoon thunderstorms. Highs will be in the upper 70s to low 80s.
Warming up and drying out Friday through the weekend. Expect highs to return to the 80s under a sunny sky each afternoon.
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