Clouds and moisture screened Denver from another scorching-hot day.
After record-setting heat Saturday, Sunday’s high temperature peaked at 93 degrees.
Today’s forecast calls for a high near 100, but the rest of the week is expected to stay in the low 90s.
“If there’s more water vapor in the air, it feels way more uncomfortable and sticky for people, but when you have the water vapor all the way up a column, it alters the density of the atmosphere,” said Robert Koopmeiners, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
“That helps shun off and reflect some of those solar rays, so you won’t get as hot.”
That’s what happened Sunday, Koopmeiners said. The extra moisture in the air created cloud cover.
As much as some may have wanted rain, the clouds did not offer up a drop over the metro area Sunday.
The rest of the week likely will be the same with a 10 percent to 20 percent chance of scattered storms in the evenings, according to the National Weather Service.
It was, however, the perfect temperature for eating ice cream, according to customers at Bonnie Brae Ice Cream in Denver — doubly so because it was National Ice Cream Day.
“It’s yummy,” Ava Leonard, 6, and Charlie Leonard, 4, both screamed without taking their eyes off their ice cream — a banana split and a yellow lemon custard ice cream cone with sprinkles.
Bonnie Brae Ice Cream was celebrating its 24th anniversary with 24-cent cones for kids, which were served along with live music.
Kristy Freeman drove into town from Westminster for the ice cream with her husband and her 4-year-old son, Kellen, who was enjoying a bowl of chocolate ice cream that was dripping onto his face and arms.
“There’s not much else to do but to eat ice cream in this heat,” Freeman said.
Amore Gelato had its grand opening on the 16th Street Mall over the weekend and priced all items, including sorbettos, gelatos and frozen yogurts, at 50 percent off to celebrate.
People found other ways to enjoy the outdoors without ice cream.
Joalice Khanal brought her two young boys and her husband to Washington Park to enjoy the lake and let her boys play on the swing sets.
“Just got to drink plenty of water and enjoy the shade,” she said.
Yesenia Robles: yrobles@denverpost.com
