Mild day with a few storms tonight, and cooler temperatures this weekend

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• Around 6 p.m., a line of strong storms is expected to move through the metro area Thursday night.

• The line will bring thunder, lightning, and strong wind.

• The temperatures will reach the mid-60s by the time the storms pass, but there will be a few showers.

• As temperatures drop overnight, we can expect to see more dry weather.

• The mountains will receive a good round of snow at high elevations. At 6 inches, the highest elevation, about 6 inches, and at lower elevations, around 1 inch.

• The weekend will be sunny and chilly, with temperatures slowly rising next week.

• Friday’s temperatures will only warm to the mid-50s and just reach the upper-40s on Saturday.

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