DENVER, Colo. — Buckle up, Denver! Our latest hot streak is just beginning. Temperatures will soar into near record-setting territory this entire week.
Smoke continues to push in over the plains from wildfires burning out west. Thick smoke will blanket the Denver metro area overnight into early Wednesday morning. Lows will fall into the upper 50s to low 60s along the Urban Corridor.
It'll be a hazy start to the day with smoky skies stretched across much of Eastern Colorado Wednesday. A ridge of high pressure will remain in place through the end of the week continuing to bring in hot, dry air from the desert southwest. We'll see upper 90s to even some the low 100s through Friday.
A Heat Advisory is in effect for much of the Denver metro area and Interstate-25 corridor from 10am to 7pm Thursday. Daytime highs are expected to skyrocket into the low 100s across much of the plains. Check in on your friends, family and neighbors and make sure they're staying cool.
The record high in Denver for Thursday is 99 degrees, last set in 1980. The current forecast high is 100 degrees in the city, so we'll get close to breaking the record!
By late in the week, moisture slowly starts to return as a weather system approaches from the northwest. A backdoor cold front will scoot across Eastern Colorado late Friday, dropping daytime highs into the 80s for the weekend. We'll be tracking a better chance of some much-needed showers and storms Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
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