The low temperature early Monday morning at Denver International Airport – the city’s weather station of record – dipped to 49 degrees, tying a record low for Aug. 14 that was set back in 1976.
Monday morning also marked the first sub-50-degree temperature in Denver since mid-June, according to the National Weather Service.
Denver’s forecast high of 80 degrees on Monday is also well below the daily average of 88, according to NWS data.
The fall-like temperatures won’t stick around, though. In a classic example of a Colorado 7-day forecast, Denver could see its hottest weather of 2023 later this week, according to the NWS forecast discussion.
This morning's low temperature fell to a crisp, cool, 49 degrees at Denver International Airport - tying the record low last set in 1976. This is also the first time Denver has seen a temperature below 50 degrees since mid-June! #cowx pic.twitter.com/4Bf7eOE2eq
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) August 14, 2023
Friday is likely to be the hottest day on the extended forecast, the forecast discussion reads, with temperatures soaring to near triple-digits across the plains and maybe even in Denver.
The record high at DIA for Aug. 18 is 100 degrees, set in 2020. The average daily high is 87 degrees.
Denver’s hottest days of the year so far were July 24-25, when the city reached 98 degrees on back-to-back days.
The NWS says if the heating trend continues it will mull a heat advisory for Friday. It is also monitoring the potential for increased fire danger, as the heat is expected to come with dry conditions across eastern Colorado for most of the week.
Isolated showers could appear in the mountains this week. Rain chances in town return next weekend.
