As high pressure moves east, an incoming upper level system promises to bring storms and a refreshing cooldown to temperatures to southern Colorado's skies by this afternoon.

The primary reason for the slight decrease is because of stronger levels of wind shear expected in the Caribbean, according to the report. Wind shear, which is a change in wind speed or direction,

Thursday will be deceptively cloudy in Colorado Springs with hot temperatures reaching a high of 90, and chances for afternoon thunderstorms.

Scattered showers and storms mid-morning around Colorado Springs, then new storms in the afternoon. Some could be strong to severe as they move east, with wind gusts 60-70 mph and brief heavy rain. Hail is also possible.

An active weather pattern kicks off the week in Colorado, with scattered thunderstorms today and Monday, followed by a dramatic shift to intense midweek heat.

When storms are in the forecast, we often show a graphic known as Available Storm Energy, marked with purple colors (pictured below). This graphic represents something known as CAPE.

West Africa conditions: "The West African monsoon has gotten off to a somewhat sluggish start. The West African monsoon is predicted to pick up substantially relative to normal in the next few weeks. An active West African monsoon is typically associated with more active Atlantic hurricane seasons."

Thursday will be another hot day across the Denver metro area and Eastern Colorado with afternoon highs climbing into the 90s. Highs in the mountains will drop a couple of degrees as compared to Wednesday,

Here comes another round of afternoon and evening thunderstorms on Monday and a few could be strong to severe, particularly east of the Front Range. If you’re planning to be outdoors either day, be sure to keep an eye on the sky and have a way to get weather alerts- these storms could develop quickly.

Summer storms running over Colorado are bringing rain, hail, lightning and winds, a common offering from the skies at this time of year.