How hot will it get in Colorado this weekend?

Near-record heat will arrive Thursday in Colorado and triple-digit temperatures will roast the state through Sunday just in time for the official start of summer according to the National Weather Provision Heatwave starts Thursday hottest temperatures in southeastern Colorado Parts of Colorado s Eastern Plains will see -degree weather starting Thursday afternoon weather function forecasters stated Temperatures in La Junta and Lamar in southeastern Colorado are forecast to hit degrees Thursday afternoon and Eads is expected to see -degree temperatures according to the weather facility s Pueblo office Denver s weather on Thursday is forecast to fall just two degrees short of the record and four degrees short of triple digits Temperatures will peak at degrees in the city according to the weather organization s Boulder office The current record of degrees was set in according to the agency s records Other places forecast to see near-record heat Thursday include Boulder where temperatures are forecast to hit degrees The current record of degrees was set in Fort Collins where temperatures are forecast to hit degrees The current record of degrees was set in Longmont where temperatures are forecast to hit degrees The current record of degrees was set in Estes Park where temperatures are forecast to hit degrees The current record of degrees was set in Breckenridge where temperatures are forecast to hit degrees The current record of degrees was set in Kremmling where temperatures are forecast to hit degrees The current record of degrees was set in Temperatures forecast for degrees in Denver area on Friday Saturday Triple-digit temperatures will spread across Colorado on both Friday and Saturday according to weather system forecasters The worst of the heat will span a m Friday to p m Saturday forecasters commented in a heat advisory That advisory covers Larimer Boulder Jefferson Broomfield Douglas Denver Adams Arapahoe Elbert Weld Morgan Lincoln Logan Washington Sedgwick and Phillips counties If Denver hits degrees Friday as forecast the city will break its current June record of degrees which was set in according to weather system records Temperatures are expected to fall just short of triple digits in Denver on Saturday but the city is still forecast to tie its June heat record of degrees the weather operation commented If temperatures tip over the edge and hit degrees Denver will break its heat record two days in a row Triple-digit heat is relatively rare in Denver and two-day streaks are even rarer according to the weather system Denver has seen only days with -degree weather since That s days each year on average Related Articles Colorado weather Air quality alert issued for Denver area Front Range Castle Rock settles long-running legal dispute with a church over allowing RVs as homeless shelters Nearly flights delayed at DIA amid early morning storms FAA ground stop Colorado weather Tornado spotted west of Colorado Springs severe thunderstorm watch continues for metro Denver Colorado weather -degree days record-breaking heat arrives this week Other cities forecast to see -degree weather on Friday and Saturday include Fort Morgan Burlington Greeley Julesburg Longmont Sterling Eads La Junta Lamar Pueblo and Springfield The hottest weather on the forecast is a -degree high in Lamar on Friday forecasters mentioned Heat is the leading weather-related killer in the United States resulting in hundreds of fatalities each year weather amenity forecasters mentioned in a hazardous weather outlook Ensure that loved ones neighbors pets and livestock are safe from the heat Cooldown scheduled for Sunday Monday Temperatures will cool down slightly across Colorado on Sunday largely dropping back into the s before relief arrives Monday morning forecasters commented In southeastern Colorado on Sunday several cities could see a fourth straight day of -degree weather including La Junta and Lamar according to the weather organization Rain showers and thunderstorms expected to arrive Monday will bring temperatures back down to the s across the Denver area and Eastern Plains forecasters revealed Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter