On April 16, Denver saw a solid 3-6 inches of snow, and temperatures dropped down to 19 degrees.
Two weeks later, and Denver could well hit 90 degrees. Talk about flipping the script.
While the current forecast has Denver just shy of the 90-degree mark, it’s very much within the realm of possibility that Denver hits 90 on Thursday. If it happens, it would tie Denver’s earliest 90-degree reading on record.
A big ridge of high pressure that’s already brought record heat to parts of the Southwest will budge east this week, heating up the Front Range and much of Colorado. Warmer temperatures were already evident over the weekend, with highs spiking up to the low 70s in Denver on Sunday.
By Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, temperatures will climb well into the 70s and flirt with 80, especially on Monday and Wednesday. But it’s Thursday and Friday when the peak of the ridge will move into the region, boosting temperatures to summer-like levels.
Most high-temperature forecasts, including that of the National Weather Service, have Denver at 88 or 89 degrees this week. But if Denver gets a full sunny day, however, those temperatures could easily exceed the current forecast and top out around 90 degrees, potentially making history in the process.
Warm weather for your week ahead. Check out the 7 Day planner with summer-like warmth expected Thursday and Friday.
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder)
If Denver hits 90 degrees on Thursday, it’d tie the earliest 90-degree reading in the city’s recorded history, . The current record for the earliest 90-degree reading in Denver goes back to April 30, 1992. That’s the only time it’s ever hit 90 degrees in April over Denver’s meteorological record.
Because of that, if Denver overachieves and hits 91 on Thursday, it’d make it the hottest April temperature ever recorded in city history.
It could well go from January to July in just a two-week span in Denver. In other words, welcome to spring in Colorado.
