Colorado weather: Thunderstorms with large hail forecast for Sunday afternoon

The Sunday afternoon weather could get rough with thunderstorms and hail in the forecast for the foothills and Eastern Plains The National Weather Institution in Boulder is reporting a chance of showers and thunderstorms after p m Sunday for the Denver Metro area The temperature will reach the low s ahead of the afternoon storms Winds from the west will pick up in the afternoon with steady speeds between to miles per hour and gusts up to miles per hour Chosen afternoon storms could be severe with hail up to inches in diameter and damaging winds Those storms are mainly expected across the plains the weather utility informed Related Articles A conceptual breakthrough has emerged for the Colorado River s future Here s what it looks like Texas floods leave at least dead girls missing as rescuers search devastated landscape Colorado weather Thunderstorms will move in on Fourth of July afternoon but skies will clear later Wet spring could mean abundant ticks in Colorado Denver weather shouldn t interfere with Fourth of July celebrations this weekend The storms and wind are likely to continue into Sunday night Scattered showers and thunderstorms are predicted for Monday and Tuesday before a triple-digit heat wave arrives on Wednesday according to the weather operation s forecast