Colorado Springs residents should be familiar with Monday’s weather pattern – warm in the morning, with showers in the afternoon – but conditions are likely to change as the week progresses, according to Gazette news partner KOAA.

“By Tuesday, we will begin to dry out, with fewer showers and storms for the Pikes Peak region and Southern Colorado,” said News 5 meteorologist Alan Rose. “From Wednesday to Friday, our forecast will dry out and heat up.”

Monday is expected to be mostly cloudy with light and variable winds, a high of 83 degrees and a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo.

In Pueblo, conditions are expected to be similar to Colorado Springs, only warmer, with a high of 89 degrees and a 40% chance of thunderstorms.

Here is the week’s forecast from the National Weather Service:

Tuesday: A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Cloudy through midmorning, then gradually clearing, with a high near 84 degrees.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Light and variable winds.

Thursday: Sunny with a high near 88. Light and variable winds.

Friday: A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89 degrees.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable winds.