Weather

The average temperature in July was 78.7 degrees, according to weather service records. That’s the second-warmest July on record in Denver.

Air quality poor in Denver and beyond: Fires in Utah and Nevada were sending smoke into western Colorado, and smoke from fires in the Pacific Northwest was drifting into northeast Colorado.

Monday’s severe weather delayed 853 flights headed in and out of Denver International Airport and canceled 44. Turbulence led to 5 passengers evaluated by paramedics, 1 taken to hospital after landing at Colorado Springs Airport.

Denver set a new high temperature record for the third day of August on Monday, pushing the thermometer to 102 degrees.

Triple-digit heat will again scorch the Denver area on Monday as wildfire smoke drifts in from the Pacific Northwest, clouding Colorado’s skies.

Temperatures in Denver are expected to hit 102 degrees on Sunday, just short of the city’s 103-degree heat record for Aug. 2.

Afternoon thunderstorms could bring hail the size of ping-pong balls and 70 mph winds to eastern Colorado on Tuesday, including the Denver area.

Temperatures in Denver are expected to peak near 103 degrees between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m., according to hourly forecasts from the weather service.

The last residents evacuated by the massive Aspen Acres fire in southern Colorado were allowed to return home Saturday, but thunderstorms could cause flash flooding in the fire’s burn scar.

Triple-digit heat is forecast for Denver this weekend, with afternoon highs set to break records on Saturday and tie them on Sunday, according to NWS.