Hot weather is expected to roast Denver and the surrounding area on Monday, prompting city officials to open cooling centers.
The National Weather Service issued a for Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson, Larimer and Weld counties on Monday. The advisory will be in effect from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., according to the weather service.
All recreation centers will open as daytime cooling centers during regular business hours on Monday, providing shelter for people who need a place to cool down, according to Denver’s Department of Public Health and Environment. The recreation centers will have access to drinking water, restrooms and a place to sit. .
Hot temperatures in the upper 90s are forecast for the Boulder and Denver areas and may cause heat-related illnesses, weather service forecasters said.
“Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors,” forecasters wrote in the heat advisory. “Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 911.”
Denver temperatures are expected to hit 80 degrees as early as 9 a.m., peak at 97 degrees around 4 p.m. and finally drop back below 80 degrees after 11 p.m., .
Denver Public Library locations will also be open for people to take a break from the heat, city health officials said. That includes:
- Athmar Park Branch Library, 1055 S. Tejon St., from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Bear Valley Branch Library, 5171 W. Dartmouth Ave., from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library, 2401 Welton St., from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Central Library, 10 W. 14th Ave., from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Decker Branch Library, 1501 S. Logan St., from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Ford-Warren Branch Library, 2825 High St., from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Green Valley Ranch Branch Library, 4856 N. Andes Court, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Hadley Branch Library, 1890 S. Grove St., from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Lena Archuleta Branch Library, 3300 W. Nevada Place, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Montbello Branch Library, 12955 Albrook Drive, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Park Hill Branch Library, 4705 Montview Blvd., from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Pauline Robinson Branch Library, 5575 E. 33rd Ave., from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Ross-Cherry Creek Branch Library, 305 Milwaukee St., from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Ross-Phyllis Bigpond Branch Library, 3570 W. First Ave., from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Sam Gary Branch Library, 2961 Roslyn St., from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Smiley Branch Library, 4501 W. 46th Ave., from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Valdez-Perry Branch Library, 4690 Vine St., from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Virginia Village Branch Library, 1500 S. Dahlia St., from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Westwood Branch Library, 1000 S. Lowell Blvd., from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Woodbury Branch Library, 3265 Federal Blvd., from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
