Meteorologists estimated the likelihood of rain at 80%
Weather service officials have issued a flood watch, effective through midnight, warning storms could cause flooding across eastern Colorado, including Denver, the mountain foothills, high plains, and Colorado Springs. Recent rain has saturated much of the state to the point soils cannot retain water. Flooding risks were highest on the plains east of Interstate 25 encompassing the Palmer Divide between Denver and Colorado Springs along with Elbert, Lincoln, Weld, and El Paso counties. .
The high temperature in Denver will be 69 degrees, decreasing to 50 degrees Monday night, forecasters said. Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon through the overnight hours will continue the threat of localized flooding. With ample amounts of rain possible this afternoon, areas such as Elbert/Lincoln and Weld/Larimer counties will be prone to flooding.
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