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Denver weather: Near-record heat just shy of 100 degrees forecast for metro

Temperatures between 96 and 99 degrees forecast for Denver area on Wednesday, according to National Weather Service

Denver's downtown skyline on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Denver’s downtown skyline on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Lauren Penington of Denver Post portrait in Denver on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
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Near-record temperatures are forecast for Denver midweek as temperatures crawl into the upper 90s, according to the National Weather Service.

Afternoon temperatures are expected to reach 96 degrees at Denver International Airport on Wednesday, four degrees shy of the city’s 100-degree record for June 17, . That record was set in 2021.

The city will reach 90 degrees as early as noon on Wednesday, hit peak heat around 4 p.m. and drop back below 90 degrees after 7 p.m., according to .

Further south, near Buckley Space Force Base, temperatures are expected to reach 99 degrees on Wednesday, .

As of Monday, other Wednesday forecasts from the weather service included:

  • 96 degrees in , , and
  • 97 degrees in , , , , , , , , , and
  • 98 degrees in , , , , and
  • 99 degrees in and

Denver’s hottest June day on record was June 25, 2012, when the city documented a 105-degree high, according to the weather service. Denver then tied that record on June 26, 2012, and on June 28, 2018.

“” temperature highs for Denver in mid-June range from 81 to 85 degrees, according to the agency.

Denver’s most recent 100-degree day was July 9, 2025, the only time temperatures hit triple digits at DIA last year, . City temperatures topped out at 99 degrees in both June and August, records show.

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