Colorado is expected to see above-normal temperatures early this week, with record high temperatures possible in Denver Monday through Wednesday.
DENVER — If you remember the hot weather in early July in Colorado, get ready for a repeat this week.
A ridge of high pressure will stretch across the southern Rockies as dry desert air flows into Colorado from the west and southwest.
The 9NEWS Weather Impact Team predicts dry air masses and high pressure will mean hot and dry weather over the next few days.
High temperatures in the Denver area will remain above 90 degrees throughout the week, and some daily records may be challenged this week.
on Monday
- Denver high temperature record: 99° set in 2005
- Forecast: 97°
Tuesday
- Denver heat record: 101° set in 2005
- Forecast: 98°
Wednesday
- Denver heat record: 100° set in 1889
- Forecast: 96°
An air quality alert will be in effect for parts of the Colorado Front Range until at least 4 p.m. Monday, monitoring ground-level ozone and small amounts of wildfire smoke in the air.
Most of the wildfire smoke is expected to stay in northern Colorado this week, but some will mix in at times due to fires currently burning in California and Arizona.
A heat advisory was issued Tuesday, with temperatures rising a degree or two along much of the Interstate 25 corridor. The highest point will be near 100°.
Although the 9NEWS Weather Impact Team said some computer forecast models suggested some monsoon showers and storms were possible next week, with maximum temperatures likely to drop, there was no real sign of relief in sight.
