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Autumn heat wave hits Denver metro area

Denver may reach 80 degrees for the first time in October this year

Kirk Mitchell of The Denver Post.
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By Tuesday afternoon, Denver’s high temperature will flirt with 80 degrees.

Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Boulder are predicting a high of 79 degrees.

“Denver may reach 80 degrees today for the first time in October this year. Cooler air is still on track for Saturday,” the weather service says.

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The rest of the work-week will be just short of toasty, with highs around 75 on Wednesday, 74 on Thursday and 77 on Friday.

The next time it will feel like autumn is Saturday, when the high will be around 58 degrees.

Sunshine is forecast on Sunday and Monday, when the high is expected to reach 6 degrees.

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