It's been an unseasonably warm October. In fact, we've only seen two days with temperatures below normal and that warm weather is settling back in across Colorado through the coming weekend.
A weak cold front will slide into the state Thursday mid-morning, kicking up the winds quite a bit. Those strong winds will usher in high fire danger to much of the metro and plains. Gusts could be up to 50 mph near the base of the foothills in Boulder, Golden and Arvada. Look for 30 to 40 mph gusts near downtown Denver. With warm temperatures, dry conditions and gusty winds, we'll watch the potential for fires to spread fast.
Temperatures soar into the low- to mid-70s under mostly sunny skies Thursday. These afternoon highs are about 10 to 15 degrees above normal for late October.
While it's a dry front, it will help to cool off temperatures into the mid- to upper-60s on Friday, which will still be above normal for this time of year.
The October heat and sunshine make a comeback statewide through the weekend! Highs will soar into the upper-70s Saturday and lower-80s Sunday. Denver will be close to the record high of 83 degrees, last set in 2016.
It'll be the warm before the next storm as highs skyrocket into the lower 80s again on Monday afternoon. The current record high is 82 degrees, last set in 2016, so it could be a record high tie!
So far, it looks like the weather pattern will finally switch up a bit next week! A storm will move into the high country Tuesday into Wednesday, delivering rain and snow. Look for scattered rain showers around the Front Range Tuesday afternoon and evening. If overnight lows drop enough, it looks like this storm could bring Denver its first freeze and snow of the season early Wednesday morning. Stay tuned as we'll have more details once the system gets closer to Colorado.
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