The Daily Thunderstorm Routine Isn’t Going Anywhere This Week

Welcome to another week of Western Colorado weather where the mornings look perfectly harmless and the afternoons may have other ideas.

Thunderstorm chances will stick around every day this week, especially over the higher terrain of western Colorado and eastern Utah.

They shouldn't be widespread, but there will be enough moisture hanging around to keep things interesting.

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The Mountains Get First Dibs

The National Weather Service is forecasting that storms will generally be isolated to scattered and focused on the mountains, where terrain and daytime heating will do most of the heavy lifting.

Morning cloud cover could play a role in where storms actually develop.

More clouds mean less daytime heating, which can change the whole afternoon forecast. So, as usual, the atmosphere gets to make the final decision.

Heavy Rain Is Still a Concern

Even with less widespread moisture than we've seen recently, some storms could still produce localized heavy rainfall.

That keeps flash flooding on the table, particularly around burn scars and other susceptible terrain. Lightning and gusty outflow winds will also remain part of the daily package.

Basically, don't assume a storm has to cover half of Western Colorado to cause problems. Sometimes one poorly placed thunderstorm is all it takes.

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Don't Expect Much of a Pattern Change

High pressure remains firmly in control through much of the week, and there isn't a lot of large-scale weather action to shake things up.

A few disturbances rotating around the high could give storms an occasional boost, but otherwise, expect a fairly repetitive pattern: sunshine, afternoon clouds, mountain storms, rinse and repeat.

Temperatures Keep Climbing

Highs will start the week around 5 degrees above normal before warming into the 5 to 10 degrees above-normal range later in the week.

The good news? Temperatures are expected to start gradually backing off again by the weekend.

Because apparently August still has a few things to say before it leaves.