Hottest summer on record roasts Colorado, world, data shows
Record-breaking temperatures hit the world this summer, marking Colorado’s hottest summer and the globe’s hottest month on record, according to meteorological data.
Record-breaking temperatures hit the world this summer, marking Colorado’s hottest summer and the globe’s hottest month on record, according to meteorological data.
Labor Day weekend revelers can expect scattered rain and warm temperatures as they explore the Front Range this upcoming holiday.
Rain and thunderstorms are forecast Sunday as Colorado’s monsoon season continues.
Denver weather: Scattered thunderstorms may bring up to 2-inch hail and 60 mph winds to the I-25 corridor and Eastern Plains on Wednesday, according to the NWS.
Heavy rain fell over the Aspen Acres burn scar on Sunday, flooding Beulah Valley and killing a man, according to the sheriff’s office.
Most of Eastern Colorado was under a severe thunderstorm watch on Sunday, including the Denver area, according to the National Weather Service.
Cooler temperatures and rain chances will continue across the region, with Denver bracing for another round of wet weather Friday.
Another day of near-record temperatures is expected in Denver on Sunday amid heat advisories and air quality alerts, according to the National Weather Service.
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.