Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post
Jared Cassier of Denver takes a walk with his dog Piper at Sloan’s Lake Park in Denver on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. Denver flirted with a record high temperature on Tuesday as the mercury creeped into the upper 60s just days before the start of winter.
The temperature high reached 67 degrees in some parts of Denver, tying a mark set in 1917, according to the National Weather Service. 
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New Year’s Day in Denver is ripe for a walk outside in the fresh air with meteorologists forecasting mild, sunny weather on Monday.
The high temperature is forecast to be 53 degrees with mostly sunny skies, according to the National Weather Service. Light winds are expected to kick up in the afternoon.
The next few days are expected to be sunny with temperatures in the upper 40s, but the next snow could be around the corner, meteorologists said.
A slight chance of snow is predicted Thursday and Friday with high temperatures predicted to dip into the low 40s on those days.
