Record heat thru FRI w/ temps cooling a few degrees this weekend. Moisture increases over the next few days fueling late day tstms that produce gusty winds to 40+ mph with little to no rain. This will raise fire weather concerns by FRI where Fire Weather Watches are in effect pic.twitter.com/putw38w5lk

— NWS Grand Junction (@NWSGJT) June 17, 2021

Continued hot today with near record setting temperatures. #cowx pic.twitter.com/jQKlZdK8VN

— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) June 17, 2021

Smoke from fires in Utah & Arizona will keep moving across Colorado today. For Denver it will be thickest this morning and mostly aloft, but there will be some smoke at ground level. A cold front will bring cleaner air at ground level Friday, but skies will still be smoky. #cowx pic.twitter.com/rLo7AV8hsJ

— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) June 17, 2021

Isolated storms mainly over & near the mts this afternoon & eve w/ isolated storms possible around the Pikes Peak region & Palmer Divide. Main threats will be lightning & gusty winds up to 50 mph, though a stronger storm capable of producing winds up to 60 mph is possible. #cowx pic.twitter.com/vhze4gy5nn

— NWS Pueblo (@NWSPueblo) June 17, 2021