Sizzle returns to Southern Colorado on Sunday

A strengthening ridge of high pressure will bring another wave of unseasonably hot temperatures to Southern Colorado starting on Sunday.

SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERETHUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLEUNTIL SUNSET FOR AREAS ALONG ANDSOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50.A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WILLREMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FORBACA AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES.MAIN ISSUES OF CONCERN WILL BETHE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL,WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH AND ANISOLATEDTORNADO OVER THE SOUTHEASTPLAINS.RAIN CHANCES WILL BE MUCH LOWERFOR AREAS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50TONIGHT.TEMPERATURE WISE...OVERNIGHTLOWS WILL ONLY COOL DOWN TO THE50S AND 60S, MAKING IT ANOTHERNICE AND MILD JUNE NIGHT FORSOUTHERN COLORADO.THE HEAT WILL START TO SWELL BYSUNDAY, WITH SIZZLINGAFTERNOON HIGHS AND MOSTLY SUNNYSKIES.A WEAK DISTURBANCE MAY KICK OFFA FEW ISOALTED THUNDERSTORMS,BUT WIDESPREAD RAIN IS NOTEXPECTED.HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXPAND CLOSERTO THE CENTENNIAL STATE EARLYNEXT WEEK, ALLOWING FOR ANOTHERBIG BLAST OF HEAT.THE HEAT IS EXPECTED TO PEAKBETWEEN TUESDAY AND THURSDAYWHEN AREAS OUTSIDE OF THEMOUNTAINS CAN BE 90S AND 100S.RECORDS ARE LIKELY TO FALL INTHE SPRINGS AND POSSIBLY PUEBLODURING THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS PARKEDOVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGIONINTO NEXT WEEK...MOISTUREWILL BEGIN TO RETURN BY THE ENDOF NEXT WEEK.AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEPOSSIBLE MOST OF THE WEEK OVERTHE MOUNTAINS, AND COULD EXPANDEASTWARD BY THURSDAY ORFRIDAY.COLD FRONT WILL DROP IN LATENEXT WEEK, OFFERING A COOL DOWNBY FRIDAY AND AN UPTICK INTHUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FOR THEPLAINS AS WE HEAD INTO THEWEEKEND.SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERETHUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLEUNTIL SUNSET FOR AREAS ALONG ANDSOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50.A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WILLREMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FORBACA ANDLAS ANIMAS COUNTIES.MAIN ISSUES OF CONCERN WILL BETHEPOTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL, WINDGUSTS TO 70 MPH AND AN ISOLATEDTORNADO OVER THE SOUTHEASTPLAINS.THE HEAT WILL START TO SWELL BYSUNDAY, WITH SIZZLING AFTERNOONHIGHS AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES.A WEAK DISTURBANCE MAY KICK OFFA FEW ISOALTED THUNDERSTORMS,BUT WIDESPREADRAIN IS NOT EXPECTED.HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXPAND CLOSERTO THE CENTENNIAL STATE EARLYNEXT WEEK, ALLOWING FOR ANOTHERBIG BLAST OF HEAT.THE HEAT IS EXPECTED TO PEAKBETWEEN TUESDAY ANDTHURSDAY WHEN AREAS OUTSIDE OFTHE MOUNTAINS CAN BE 90S AND100S.AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS PARKEDOVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGIONINTO NEXT WEEK...MOISTURE WILLBEGIN TO RETURN BY THE END OFNEXT WEEK.AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEPOSSIBLE MOST OF THE WEEK OVERTHE MOUNTAINS, AND COULD EXPANDEASTWARD BY THURSDAY OR FRIDAY.COLD FRONT WILL DROP IN LATENEXT WEEK, OFFERING A COOL DOWNBY FRIDAY AND AN UPTICK INTHUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FOR THEPLAINS AS WE HEAD INTO THEWEEKEND.NEW TODAY -- SHOPPERS IN OLDCOLOADO CITY HAD A CHANCE TOGIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY."EVE'S REVOLUTION" HOSTED AGARDEN PARTY AND FLEA MARKET --RAISING MONEY FOR WESTSIDECARES.THE BOUTIQUE WAS OPEN, AND SIXMOST OF THE WEEK OVER THEMOUNTAINS, AND COULD EXPANDEASTWARD BY THURSDAY OR FRIDAY.COLD FRONT WILL DROP IN LATENEXT WEEK, OFFERING A COOL DOWNBY FRIDAY AND AN UPTICK INTHUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FOR THEPLAINS AS WE HEAD INTO THEWEEKEND.