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Big Weekend Warm Up On The Way

By Lauren Whitney

DENVER (CBS4) -

After a few soggy days, we are back to sunshine and warmer temperatures in Colorado. We saw an incredible amount of moisture over the past few days.

Total rainfall in Denver on Wednesday and Thursday officially reached 0.94" which is our highest two day rainfall in a year. Most other locations along the Front Range saw even more with highest amounts around Fort Collins and Wellington.

We are in for a big weekend warm up, highs will get close to 80 degrees on Saturday with plenty of sunshine state wide. We can't rule out a few isolated showers in the high country and foothills, but overall Saturday will be warm and dry.

A weak cold front backs into Colorado on Sunday, knocking us down a few degrees to the low 70s. The front may help destabilize the atmosphere just enough for a few isolated thunderstorms late Sunday afternoon. If you happen to get a storm, there will likely be more wind than rain.

Next week looks pretty warm and dry as well, but being spring time in the Rockies we can't rule out a few afternoon thunderstorms.

 

Watch meteorologist Lauren Whitney on CBS4 News on weekday evenings at 5, 6, 6:30 and 10 p.m. Check out her bio, connect with her on Facebook or follow her on Twitter @LaurenCBS4.

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