Cooler temps to offer some reprieve from the heat

To most, the last week came as quite a shock after the abnormally cool and wet May we just experienced. The average temperature in May was 53.0 degrees (just short of the top 10 coolest Mays, but well below average) but has since spiked to 67.9 in the first week of June. Denver has already recorded three 90 degree days this month (NWS). This heat wave, however, is expected to be moving out over the 12 hours or so, allowing for cooler temperatures to settle in. Several disturbance will make this possible, with even a chance for scattered showers accompanying the cooler weather Wednesday evening through Friday. Highs on Thursday and Friday are expected to stay in the lower 70s.

Temps should warm back to the low 80s as we head into the weekend and early next week, but it looks like the 90s will take there time returning.

Summer weather arrives!

With highs pushing 90 this week, and overnight lows as warm as 60, things will really start to feel like summer around here. Even the mountains expect much warmer temperatures with overnight lows staying above freezing for the first time this year. This means rapid snow melt of the still extensive snowpack in the mountains, and with that the threat of swelling streams and flooding.

Overall a warmer weather pattern setting up as we head into June. Our weather looks dry around town through most of the week with just a slight chance of showers being introduced as we head into Friday.