High temperatures Thursday across Kiowa County will rebound about 10 degrees from Wednesday, while the chance of rain is minimal across most of the area.

The warming trend will be accompanied by sunny to mostly sunny skies. The western half of the county could see scattered late-day thunderstorms. Early morning clouds should clear by mid-morning.

Overnight, temperatures will be in the upper 40s across the county.

Wind will be light throughout the day, generally in the 5-10 mile per hour range from the west to northwest.

Look for further warming Friday as highs reach the upper 70s. Seasonal temperatures are expected to continue into early next week, with highs in the 70s and 80s. There is potential for cooling around the middle of the week.

At 6:00 a.m. Thursday, a wind gust of 9 mph was the strongest recorded since midnight in central Kiowa County. The temperature was 42 degrees.

Though Kiowa County is expected to be dry, some rain is possible across southeast Colorado Thursday. Potential for severe storms is limited.

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Elsewhere in Colorado, relatively calm weather prevails. While mountain areas could see some snow above 11,000 feet, no winter weather alerts are expected. Mountain rain is possible, created a slight risk for flooding from the 2018 Spring Fire burn scar in Huerfano and Costilla counties.

Weather information updated throughout the day is available at http://weather.KiowaCountyPress.net.