Rain, thunderstorms in forecast for Colorado Springs area through next week
Monsoon weather patterns could bring showers and thunderstorms to the Pikes Peak region through the rest of the week and into the next, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo.
Temperatures are expected to climb as high as the mid-90s in El Paso and Teller counties, coupling with high pressure systems that could produce heavy rainfall during afternoon and evening hours.
Our news partners at KKTV said their meteorology experts will be keeping a close eye on the Waldo Canyon and Black Forest burn scars as the storms develop beginning Thursday, possibly intensifying at the end of the week.
“We’ll most likely see spotty showers Thursday, Friday and Saturday,” said KKTV meteorologist Christine Rapp. “Our biggest concern is for Waldo Canyon on Sunday and Monday, when the round of storms could grow into a larger system.”
On Thursday, Rapp said, scattered showers are expected to move north and northeast through El Paso County, with isolated rainfall predicted to begin about 3 p.m., with a second round of precipitation after 6 p.m. and into the evening.
“Storms will be capable of producing heavy rain due to the monsoonal moisture in the area, but they’ll be moving at a quick rate, so there’s no specific amount of rainfall in the forecast,” Rapp said.
The weather service issued a hazardous weather outlook on Thursday for central, east-central, south-central and southeast Colorado, predicting a slight upswing thunderstorm activity mainly west of the Interstate 25 corridor.
“Area burn scars will need to be watched for runoff problems should they be impacted by strong thunderstorms,” the weather service stated.
From Friday through the middle of next week, thunderstorms are expected to develop over and near the mountains each day, with chances of storms and heavy rain fall increasing for the southeast plains Sunday through Thursday, according to the weather service.
Gusty winds up to 50 mph, hail about an inch in diameter and cloud-to-ground lightning will be the main risks.
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