Under a sunny, hazy and smoke-filled sky, temperatures soared into the mid-to upper 90s and there is only scant relief in sight.
LIFTS DURING THIS PANDEMIC,THAT'S ALL STILL BEING WORKEOUT.IT'S REFRESHING TO THINK ABOUTSKI SEASON RIGHT NOW.IT'S SO HOT OUT THERE.Shannon: CHIEF METEOROLOGISTMIKE NELSON IN OUR REMOTEWEATHER CENTER.Mike: SEEING THE PICTURES OF THESNOW-COVERED TREES WASREFRESHING ENOUGH.IT HOT OUT THERE.80 BY 9:00 P.M.
AND 70 BY11:00 P.M.TOP TEMP WAS UP TO 96 DEGREES.61 THE LOW.THREE SHY OF THE RECORD.WELL ABOVE AVERAGE OF 88 ANDTHAT'S THE 53RD DAY OF 90 ORBETTER.RIGHT NOW 94 DOWNTOWN AND AT THEAIRPOR AND 9% RELATIVEHUMIDITY.WE HAVE AN AIR QUALITY ALERT.THAT'S THE VIEW FROM OUR CITYPARK.LOOK AT THAT SMOKE FILLING INTOTHE VALLEY.THAT'S THE EDGE OF THE SMOKEFROM THE CAMERON PEAK FIRE FROMAULT.YOU CAN SEE THE SMOKE PARTICLESON RADAR.THAT'S NOT RAIN.THAT IS SMOKE COMING OFF OF THATFIRE GOING OVER HIGHWAY 14,HEADING INTO THE FORT COLLINSAREA WHERE I AM SURE IT'S VERYTHICK AT THE PRESENT TIMHIGH FAIR -- FIRE DANGER TO TWEST AND POOR AIR QUALITY ALONGTHE I-25 CORRIDOR.HOT AND DRY ACROSS THE STATE.THERE IS A WEAK BURDEN ON THEEASTERN PLAINS WITH SLIGHTLYHIGHER HUMIDITY THERE.THERE HAVE BEEN THUNDERSTORMSOFF IN NEBRASKA AND KANSAS.THERE WILL BE A FEW MOREHAPPENING AGAIN TOMORROWAFTERNOON.IT'S BASICALLY SMOKE AND HAZE BYMORNING.MILD NIGHT.LOW TEMPERATUR DROPPING DOWNTO LOW 60s GRAND JUNCTION ANDMID 60s NORTHEAST COLORADO.37 AT WALDEN.LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL BE BEAROUND 60.A NICE WARM MORNING, BUT SMOKYAND HAZY.AS THE DAY GOES ON TOMORROW,HAZY AND HOT AGAINTHE BOUNDARY WILL BE OUT THEREON THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS.THERE WILL BE SOME ISOLATEDSTORMS MOSTLY RIGHT ON THEBORDER, AND A FE HIGH-BASEDGUSTY STORMS OVER THE SOUTHERNPORTIONS OF THE STATE.TEMPERATURES TOMORROW 97 FORDENVER, 101 AT LA HUNTA ANDLAMAR.99 AT FRANKED JUNCTION.80s AUTO IN THE MOUNTAINS AND90s EXPECTED ON THE PLAINS.TONIGHT'S FORECAST PARTLYCLOUDY, HAZY, MI AND 60.FOR TOMORROW HIGH 90s.97 DEGREES WITH HAZY SKIES.DO IT AGAIN SATURDAY WITH 95.SUNDAY AND MONDAY A BIT OF ACHANGE.THERE IS A MINOR FRONT COMINGIN.I CAN'T CALL IT A COLD FRONT.A NOT SO HOT FRONT YOU WOULDSAY, THAT WILL UP THE CHANCESFOR SHOWERS A LITTLE BIT.WE ARE BACK INTO THE 90s AGAINTUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.IT'S IN THE LOW 90s, NOT THEMID TO UPPER 90s.STAY COOL.TAKE
Highs reached the low 90s this afternoon, a 17-day streak of 90-degree-plus heat.
