Denver’s high temperature might inch toward record territory on Monday ahead of a big swing in conditions for Tuesday and the rest of the week.

Today’s date record high is 82 set back in 2016.

Denver residents can expect partly sunny skies today, with a high near 78, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder. South southwest winds will blow between 7 to 9 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

“Elevated fire weather conditions are possible this afternoon due to warm, dry and breezy conditions, especially for the Palmer Divide and the eastern plains south of I-70,” the NWS said.

Tonight Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south after midnight.

It will become windy Tuesday ahead of a storm system with southwest winds gusting to 45 mph, south of I-76 and more so south of I-70.

“It will also be warm and dry which will lead to elevated to critical fire weather conditions across the plains east and southeast of Denver Tuesday afternoon,” the NWS said.

Snow showers move into the mountains Tuesday and continue periodically through Wednesday afternoon. Light snow will be possible along the Front Range and over the plains Wednesday morning. Little to no snow accumulation is expected across the lower elevations.

A hard freeze is coming on Thursday, Halloween morning.

Here is the 4-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Tuesday: A 20% chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. South wind 5 to 13 mph becoming west northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday: Snow showers likely before 1 p.m., then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. North wind 3 to 6 mph. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 65.