when it marked the 74th day this year that the temperature broke 90 degrees. The previous record was set in 2012, when the city experienced 73 days at 90 or above.
Sunday isn’t supposed to widen the record-setting gap, but it won’t offer much of a reprieve. Itap expected to be another very warm, mostly sunny day in the metro area with highs in the mid to upper 80s, said Bernie Meier, forecaster with the National Weather Service in Boulder. Lows Sunday night are expected to hit the mid-50s.
Smoky conditions will likely linger thanks to the fires on the West Coast, Meier said. On Sunday, the mountains, foothills, and mountain valleys are expected to experience wind gusts of 25 to 35 miles per hour that will increase the fire danger in the afternoon.
Sept. 22 marks the first day of autumn, but Meier said not to expect fall-like weather yet. Warm and dry will be the theme for the beginning of the week, though there is a chance of showers in the mountains on Tuesday.
“Any rainfall associated with that is expected to be light though, so itap not much relief for the dryness we’ve been seeing,” he said.
