Unseasonably hot weather in Denver on Thursday led to a record high temperature for the date, according to the National Weather Service.
Denver’s high temperature on Thursday climbed to 92 degrees at 3:05 p.m., besting the previous record high of 89 degrees set in 2015.
The record heat, very low humidity and winds out of the south gusting to 40 mph combined to trigger “red flag” fire warnings for widespread areas of the Eastern Plains and along the Front Range, including Castle Rock, Colorado Springs and Pueblo, the weather service said.
Denver’s weather will cool off Friday, with a forecast high temperature of 83 degrees, and the weekend will be cooler still with a high of about 66 degrees on Saturday and 57 degrees on Sunday.
Sunny skies in Denver should give way to cloudy weather, with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms Saturday and Sunday. The chance for precipitation Saturday in the city is 60 percent, with a 30 percent chance on Sunday.
Overnight lows in Denver will dip into the 50s on Thursday and Friday nights, with lows in the 40s on Saturday and Sunday nights.
