SIDNEY - A slight to enhanced risk for severe thunderstorms in the Nebraska Panhandle and northeast Colorado was highlighted by the Storm Prediction Center Tuesday morning.

A severe thunderstorm watch is in place until 7 p.m. for the entire Nebraska Panhandle and southeast Wyoming, including Cheyenne, Kimball, Banner, Scotts Bluff, Morrill, Box Butte, Garden, Deuel, Laramie and Goshen Counties. 

According to the National Weather Service, thunderstorms may begin developing around noon near the I-25 corridor and move east with additional development possible in the western Nebraska Panhandle around 1 p.m.

WeatherEye Meteorologist Nick Carlyle says a stationary boundary over the central great plains, which has caused severe storms over the last few days, will push out of the region Tuesday night, leaving behind one more round of strong to severe storms.

"The weather models are currently showing storms developing in northern Nebraska between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., then moving off to the south and east through the Panhandle of Nebraska, and also into the southern portion of the state, as we head into 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m," Carlyle said.

Carlyle says all hazards appear possible with Tuesday's storms, including 1.5-2.0-inch size hail, damaging winds at 50-60 mph, and the threat of isolated tornadoes.

Other than the storm chances, skies should remain mostly sunny with temperatures reaching 81 on Tuesday. The region begins to dry out towards the end of the week with near record to record high temperatures possible.