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It will be another cool and soggy day for parts of Colorado. We'll see areas of fog early Wednesday, with more storms and showers by the afternoon.
Coloradans can look forward to cooler temperatures this week as afternoon rain showers and thunderstorms return across the state.
Southern Colorado will see more sunshine on Wednesday compared to Tuesday which will lead to warmer temperatures. More rain and thunderstorms will develop.
Residents of Meeker, near where the fifth-largest wildfire in Colorado’s history has raged throughout August, woke up Friday to a cooler morning than they’ve felt in weeks. But smoke from the 137,755-acre Lee Fire
Chances for showers and thunderstorms still linger in the valley today, mainly in the morning hours. Grand Junction will peak in the low eighties as cloud coverage continues in the region.
Four wildfires burning in western Colorado, including one that’s the fifth-largest on state record, have scorched nearly 170,000 acres, fueled by hot, dry and windy conditions.
An abundance of sub-tropical moisture will allow for widespread showers and storms on Tuesday, and on going threats for localized flooding.
From Friday to Tuesday, Colorado Springs received 1.76 inches of rainfall bringing the total amount of precipitation in August to 1.84 inches, according to National Weather Service data.