The U.S. National Weather Service is warning of scattered severe thunderstorms across the central and northern Plains on Monday, designating an Enhanced Risk—level three on its five-point scale—that extends from eastern Colorado into Nebraska, South Dakota and Kansas. Storms are expected to form early in the afternoon along Colorado’s foothills and the I-25 corridor before spreading east, with forecasters citing the potential for wind gusts exceeding 75 mph, very large hail and a few tornadoes. The Storm Prediction Center highlights eastern Colorado as having the highest likelihood for significant damage, noting that the threat window will persist through the late afternoon and evening as individual cells merge into fast-moving clusters. Residents across the affected region are urged to monitor weather alerts and prepare for rapidly changing conditions. Denver will see a hot but mostly dry start to the week, with highs in the low 90s on Monday and only isolated storm coverage. A heat wave is forecast to intensify Tuesday and Wednesday, when the city could approach 100 °F before a weak cold front eases temperatures toward the weekend.