DENVER, COLORADO — Another round of afternoon showers and storms is on tap for the Denver metro and Front Range corridor this Friday, with the 9NEWS Weather Impact Team Futurecast valid at 4:00 PM Friday showing active storm cells developing across a broad zone stretching from Fort Collins and Greeley in the north through Denver, Boulder, and Castle Rock in the south, with the best chance for a stronger storm or two concentrated in the 1 to 5 PM window.
Best Storm Window Runs From 1 PM to 5 PM Across the Denver Metro and Front Range
Forecasters are pinpointing the 1 to 5 PM afternoon window as the primary timeframe for storm development and the highest probability of encountering a stronger individual cell across the Front Range corridor today. The 9NEWS Futurecast snapshot at 4:00 PM Friday shows intense red, orange, and pink radar returns concentrated directly over Denver and extending northeast toward Greeley and Fort Morgan, with a separate intense cell visible near Boulder and Winter Park to the northwest.
The deep pink and red cores on the Futurecast map indicate the most intense rainfall rates are projected to be concentrated directly over the Denver metro and the northeast plains corridor during the Friday afternoon peak storm window, with scattered green storm cells visible across a much wider area of the broader Front Range and eastern Colorado plains.
Highs in the Low 80s Today With a Bit Warmer Conditions Than Recent Days
Today’s temperatures across the Denver metro are forecast to reach the low 80s, running a bit warmer than recent days across the Front Range. This additional surface warmth compared to Thursday will provide slightly enhanced instability for storm development during the afternoon heating window, potentially supporting a stronger storm or two within the most active cells that fire between 1 and 5 PM.
Castle Rock, Byers, Walden, Sterling, and Fort Morgan all sit within the broader storm footprint visible on the Friday 4 PM Futurecast, keeping a wide geographic swath of Colorado within the afternoon storm awareness zone today.
Daily Storm Pattern Expected to Continue Saturday and Into Next Week
Beyond today’s storm chances, forecasters note that a similar pattern will continue on Saturday and persist into next week, with daily afternoon storm opportunities and highs near 80 degrees expected to remain a consistent feature of the Colorado Front Range weather pattern through the coming days. Residents across the Denver metro and Front Range should plan outdoor activities around the daily 1 to 5 PM storm window for the foreseeable future.
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