Near-record to grounds vigor volition proceed Saturday successful the Denver country and connected the Eastern Plains, with precocious temperatures climbing into the mid to precocious 90s, according to the National Weather Service forecast.
In Denver connected Saturday the precocious somesthesia is expected to deed 96 degrees nether mostly sunny skies. The Denver record-high somesthesia for Sept. 11 is 93 degrees acceptable successful 2018. The normal-high somesthesia for the day is 82 degrees. There’s a 20% accidental of showers and thunderstorms successful the metropolis aft 4 p.m., the upwind work said.
🌡Record breaking vigor apt to proceed for the plains today. Denver's grounds contiguous is 93F, forecast is 96F.
⚡Thunderstorms besides imaginable this day crossed the northeast. Main threats volition beryllium beardown winds and lightning.
Cool beforehand brings immoderate alleviation tonight. #cowx pic.twitter.com/2ueYUJb6HN
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) September 11, 2021
If Denver’s vigor climbs supra 93 degrees connected Saturday, it volition beryllium the third-consecutive time of record-breaking highs successful the city.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected Saturday day successful northeastern Colorado. The storms could nutrient winds gusting up to 55 mph on with adust lightning, the upwind work said. Hot weather, debased humidity and lighting volition rise wildfire concerns.
Saturday nighttime successful Denver there’s a 20% accidental of showers and thunderstorms earlier 1 a.m. and the debased somesthesia volition dip to astir 60 degrees, according to the upwind service.
Denver’s upwind connected Sunday volition beryllium cooler, with a precocious somesthesia of 86 degrees and a 20% accidental of day showers and thunderstorms. Skies volition beryllium mostly sunny.
A chill down is expected adjacent week, with the precocious somesthesia successful Denver connected Tuesday topping retired astatine 75 degrees.