Near record high temperatures are expected Sunday in Denver on the “first day of meteorological autumn,” according to the National Weather Service.
Monday is expected to be even hotter, an agency official wrote on Twitter.
Forecasters call for a high near 96 degrees on Sunday with a low near 64 degrees. Labor Day will likely bring another hot and sunny day with a high forecast near 98 degrees and a low near 64 degrees.
Tuesday will bring a slight chance of thunderstorms and showers in the afternoon, with the high dropping to about 84 degrees, according to the weather service. Although Colorado has seen 14 weeks of no drought, the Four Corners is now seeing moderate drought conditions, according to the Colorado Climate Center.
We had 14 straight weeks of wonderful drought-free conditions in Colorado, but D1 (moderate drought) was introduced into the Four Corners this week. Although the winter and spring were very wet in that area, the monsoon rainfall has been sorely lacking.
— ColoClimateCenter (@ColoradoClimate)
The weather the rest of the week is expected to bring highs mostly in the upper 80s with a high of 91 degrees on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.
The first day of meteorological autumn will feel more like the middle of summer. Near record high temps are expected. Even hotter temps are expected tomorrow as Denver may near 100°!
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder)
The National Weather Service’s hazardous weather outlook for northeast and north central Colorado cautions of near-record high temperatures and high fire danger on Labor Day. A cold front is expected to bring some reprieve on Tuesday and then more hot temperatures and scattered thunderstorms, mostly over the mountains, are likely the rest of the week.
