Another Hot Day With Scattered PM T-Storms

By Chris Spears

DENVER (CBS4) - Another day of heavy soaking thunderstorms for parts of Metro Denver. A cluster of thunderstorms formed late Sunday afternoon near DIA. With a steady northeast flow these storms began moving in an unusual direction for Colorado storms. From the Northeast to the southwest.

The flow was up-slope and helped strenghthen the lifting mechanism for the storms. The line then begin to grow dumping heavy rain from Aurora to Ken Caryl across the south metro area many reports of minor street flooding and small hail popped up.

The overall pattern was created by a High over the western slope and a low pressure area in Nebraska.

Southwest Colorado picked up locally heavy rain and small hail in and around the 416 Fire.

Looking ahead the week will stay hot with temperatures similar to this weekend.

Drier air moving in should lower the chance for showers and storms Monday and Tuesday before chances increase once again Wednesday and Thursday.

Meteorologist Chris Spears travels weekly in the CBS4 Mobile Weather Lab reporting about Colorado's weather and climate. Check out his bio, connect with him on Facebook or follow him on Twitter @ChrisCBS4.