The holiday weekend is upon us and the weather looks to be a bit of a mixed bag. Plenty of heat will be on tap Saturday but the weather changes considerably on Independence Day, threatening those fireworks shows.

For Saturday, we have a day much like we saw yesterday. Partly cloudy skies will be overhead with high temperatures reaching the low to mid-90’s. This afternoon brings with it a slight chance for isolated thunderstorm and shower activity. Right now, we aren’t expecting any of those storms to turn severe in the metro area.

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Independence Day is of course the big day as we celebrate the 234th birthday of our Great Nation. An upper level trough will be moving through late tonight and through Monday and with it comes cooler temperatures and increased chances of moisture.

Highs on Sunday look to be considerably cooler and only in the low to mid-70’s under mostly cloudy skies. The concern right now is the increased chance for rain showers that is expected to arrive in the afternoon and threatens to put a damper on fireworks shows. This will bear watching so check back tomorrow for an update.

• Heading to the City of Thornton’s 4th of July celebration? Get the details about what they have planned on the city’s website.

On Monday we start to rebound a bit from the cooler weather but temperatures will remain below normal. Highs will be in the low to mid-80’s under partly cloudy skies and a slight chance for thunderstorms.

The balance of next week looks to continue a cooler-than-normal trend with temperatures hovering around 80 Tuesday through Thursday.