Denver tied a record high temperature of 74 degrees this afternoon, tying the mark set in 1966, the National Weather Service said.
The record for March 16 was tied at 2:25 p.m. at Denver International Airport.
Thursday could be another record-setter. The forecast calls for a high of 75 degrees, which would tie the record for the date set in 1974, according to weather records.
The warm temperatures and low humidities resulted in a “red flag” critical fire danger warning today for the foothills, Front Range and southeastern Colorado plains.
That threat could persist Thursday, but a cold front arriving from the west tonight could also produce lower humidities, “consequently reducing the wildland fire danger at lower elevations,” the National Weather Service said.
The storm is expected to deliver another 6 to 12 inches of snow by Friday morning for northwest Colorado.
A winter storm warning is in effect from 6 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday for parts of Jackson, Larimer, Grand and Boulder counties.
Snowfall rates of up to 2 inches an hour at times is possible driven by wind gusts up to 40 mph making travel in parts of the high country risky, forecasters warned.
