Sunshine is back over Denver on Friday, and the warmer stretch starts right away. Highs will top out near 90, then climb into the mid-90s on Saturday and Sunday as the city moves into a hotter weekend.
That is the kind of turn people in Denver notice fast because it changes the feel of the day, the evening and the plans that follow. Friday still carries a chance for an isolated storm, with mainly sunny skies helping temperatures reach seasonal highs at the 90-degree mark before skies clear Friday night and lows settle near 60.
The weekend heat is the bigger shift. Saturday and Sunday are expected to reach the mid-90s, and the wind will pick up Sunday afternoon. Breezy conditions then linger into next week, which means the heat does not fade quickly after the weekend ends.
There is also a catch in the forecast that keeps this from being a simple stretch of hot sun. Isolated storms are possible Friday afternoon and evening over the foothills, Front Range and eastern plains, and any heavy downpours could bring a flash flooding risk at the Aspen Acres burn scar. The chance is not broad, but it is enough to matter where the ground cannot absorb water well.
After that, the pattern stays warm for days. Monday keeps the heat with highs in the upper 90s and mainly sunny skies, Tuesday stays in the upper 90s with plenty of sunshine, and Wednesday remains hot with highs in the middle-90s, a brisk wind and mainly sunny skies. By Thursday afternoon, winds should begin to slow a little even as highs stay toasty in the mid-90s.
So the answer for Denver Weather is straightforward: the city is headed into a hot run that peaks in the mid-90s this weekend, stretches into the upper 90s early next week and only eases slightly by Thursday afternoon. The open question is not whether the heat arrives, but how much of Friday’s storm chance stays near the foothills, Front Range and eastern plains instead of drifting closer to the city.
