DENVER — Extreme heat will impact Colorado from Friday through Monday. The National Weather Service has issued heat advisories in Colorado along most of the Interstate 25 corridor, Denver metro area, and eastern plains from 10 a.m.
Friday and continuing through the weekend. Denver is likely to reach 100 degrees on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Monday could also see a high in the upper 90s.
While hitting 100 degrees in the city isn't uncommon during the summer, it is rare to have two or more days in a row with a high of 100 degrees. Hot Denver forecast Friday The record of 101 degrees, set back in 1971, is in jeopardy of falling. The current forecast is projecting a tie.
Saturday The record of 100 degrees, set in 2003, is also likely to get tied or be broken. The current forecast is 100 degrees. Sunday The record of 101, set in 1878, could also fall.
The most recent modeling is suggesting that Sunday has the best potential for the highest temperatures. The forecast is holding at a conservative 101 degrees for now. Monday The record of 101 degrees, set in 2006, seems to be safe at the moment.
It will likely be the final day of the heat wave, and the modeling has been most inconsistent with when the ridge of high pressure will break down. The forecast has been anywhere from 99 to 94 degrees. RELATED: Heat Advisories posted in Colorado Credit: 9news Credit: 9news According to the National Weather Service, since 1872, there have only been 15 times where Denver's official weather .