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There is relief on the way for Colorado as a dramatic cooldown with a better chance for rain arrives this week.
DENVER — The Mile High City was baking Sunday afternoon, setting a record for the hottest temperature ever recorded in the city on Aug. 4.
Denver International Airport officially reached 102 degrees just after 2 p.m. Sunday, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder.
That mark breaks the previous Aug. 4 high temperature in Denver of 98 degrees, which was previously reached in 2022, 1981 and 1979.
Denver has had six 100-degree days this summer — the third-highest number ever. The city hit 100 degrees on 13 days in 2012, and seven days in 2005.
The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory until 8 p.m. Sunday for Denver, Greeley, Boulder, Fort Collins and surrounding areas.
It will remain hot for the first half of the week with highs in Denver hitting the low to middle 90s between Monday and Wednesday. We’ll see a chance for showers and storms each afternoon, with Tuesday potentially bringing a few strong to severe storms that could produce large hail.
A dramatic shift in the weather pattern will arrive starting on Thursday with highs dropping about 10 degrees below normal for this time of year as well as a better chance to get some measurable rain.
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