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, according to the weather service. 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 hourly forecasts from the weather service.
Further south, near Buckley Space Force Base, temperatures are expected to reach 99 degrees on Wednesday, according to the weather service.
As of Monday, other Wednesday forecasts from the weather service included:
- 96 degrees in Castle Rock, Golden, Longmont and Parker
- 97 degrees in Aurora, Arvada, Boulder, Broomfield, Centennial, Colorado Springs, Federal Heights, Lone Tree, Northglenn, Thornton and Westminster
- 98 degrees in Brighton, Commerce City, Englewood, Greenwood Village, Lakewood and Wheat Ridge
- 99 degrees in Highlands Ranch and Littleton
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.
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“Normal” 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, according to weather service records. City temperatures topped out at 99 degrees in both June and August, records show.
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