Near-record heat is forecast across Colorado on Monday as temperatures creep up into the triple digits, according to the National Weather Service.
“Today has a chance to be the hottest day of the year,” weather service forecasters wrote on social media. “If you plan to be outside, stay hydrated, take breaks, and seek shade.”
Temperatures across the urban corridor and Eastern Plains are expected to reach or exceed 100 degrees, forecasters said.
In Denver, afternoon temperatures are expected to peak near 101 degrees, according to the weather service. That’s four degrees short of the city’s 105-degree heat record for July 20, set in 2005. That 105-degree heat also set a record for Denver’s hottest July temperature and tied the record for the city’s hottest temperature overall, according to the weather service.
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Other highs forecast by the weather service for Monday include:
- 84 degrees in Breckenridge, just short of the 85-degree record set in 1901
- 98 degrees in Castle Rock, which would tie the city’s daily heat record set in 2019
- 99 degrees in Boulder, just short of the 100-degree record set in 1998
- 99 degrees in Wheat Ridge, just short of the 100-degree record set in 2005
- 100 degrees in Longmont, four degrees short of the 104-degree record set in 1030
- 101 degrees in Brighton, which would tie the heat record set in 2019
- 101 degrees in Fort Collins, which would tie the city’s daily heat record set in 1998
- 101 degrees in Greeley, five degrees short of the 106-degree daily heat record set in 1998
- 101 degrees in Julesburg, six degrees short of the 107-degree record set in 1934
A heat advisory issued by the weather service will be in effect for parts of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson, Larimer and Weld counties until 9 p.m. Monday.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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