Tuesday is expected to be mostly sunny and windy with a high near 86, according to the National Weather Service, and an 80% chance of showers and thunderstorms and wind gusts as high as 43 mph.

Damaging winds are possible along the Front Range including Denver and eastern Colorado plains communities where the potential for severe storms Tuesday afternoon has increased. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Boulder upgraded Denver to a slight risk (level 2 of 5) for strong-to-severe storms this afternoon with northeast Colorado communities now under an enhanced risk of high wind gusts.