Denver weather: ‘S’ is for Sunny and 60s Monday around metro Denver
Plus: On this date in Denver weather history
Today’s weather letter of the day is ‘S’ Denverites. S is for sunny, S is for 60s, and metro Denver’s weather is going to stay sunny and in the 60s all week.
Denver residents can expect sunny skies Monday with a high near 65, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder. A calm wind will blow throughout the day, becoming north northeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight it’ll be partly cloudy with a low around 36 and south southwest winds around 7 mph.
On this date in Denver weather history:
In 2014: An Arctic cold front on the Nov. 10, associated with a strong storm system over the northern Rockies blasted into northeast Colorado. The temperature in Denver plummeted from the high of 64 degrees at 4:37 p.m. to 34 degrees by 5:53 p.m.
The record low of -13 on Nov. 12 shattered the previous record of -4 degrees set back in 1872. Even more impressive, the record low of -14 degrees on Nov. 13 broke the previous record of -3 degrees set back in 1916.
The sudden drop in temperatures on Nov. 10, followed by several days of sub-freezing temperatures chilled trees to the core. The record drop in temperatures, preceded by mild fall temperatures, damaged or killed scores of trees across the I-25 Corridor and northeast plains.
At the time, the trees were not finished with the hardening process that enables them to withstand winter weather. Many were instantly flash- frozen, and some would not show signs of damage until spring of 2015. Of the 2.2 million trees in the city of Denver alone, tens of thousands were killed from the November frost. Denver estimated a citywide loss of more than 10 million dollars.
Here’s the full forecast from the National Weather Service.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. South southeast wind around 8 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 62.





