Following the weekend rain, snow, and cooler weather we have a dose of heat coming this week. As temperatures warm to the 90s Thursday, is it uncommonly late in the year to hit the 90s? No, but it's pushing the limit - more on that in a moment.
Here's a quick recap of the weekend moisture, for Denver it was the wettest day since April and nearly set a daily record.
Statewide, the totals observed are shown. There's a clear pocket of heavy moisture across northeastern Colorado, and some heavy pockets in the mountains, too.
Of that moisture in the high country, we have seen some awesome snow pictures. Here are some from Loveland Ski Area.
Okay, let's look forward. For the rest of this week, temperatures warm. We are likely to hit 90° by Thursday. This will threaten the existing record, which is 90° from 2010.
Should we indeed hit 90, how late is this historically? Denver's latest 90° day is October 1st, which happened in 1892. This will be the 8th latest 90-degree day on record.
With the warmth, we have dry days too. There is a hint of a change in the first week of October but we can focus on those changes in future posts. For now, enjoy the week.