Tag: Heat Wave
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Xcel details energy plan amid Colorado heatwave
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With potentially record-breaking heat pushing through the metro Denver area this weekend, many homes will be relying on air conditioning to get through — all stemming from electricity. Xcel Energy — which serves over 3.7 million customers throughout eight states, including Colorado — is planning ahead on keeping energy…
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Denver opens cooling areas in recreation centers and libraries due to heat advisory
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the city prepares for a heat wave, Denver’s health agency is pointing to several public spaces that can serve as “cooling areas.” All Denver’s recreation centers will offer a designated space, where people can “cool off during extreme heat,” the department said in a…
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Denver weather: Chance of afternoon showers, severely hot temps in the 90s
Denver is forecast for a round of afternoon showers, with another day of severely hot temps in the 90s, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. There’s a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3 p.m. Expect partly sunny skies and a high of 94 degrees. Winds from the southwest are forecast…
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Denver breaks record high for third straight day
Temperatures soared to 97 degrees Saturday afternoon, which toppled the daily record high for a third consecutive day. The temperature at Denver International Airport hit 94 degrees shortly after 1 p.m., which broke previous record in 2018. But as warming continued temperatures topped off at 97 degrees around 3 p.m., according to the National Weather…
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Denver sets record high temperature for second straight day; possibly more to come
For a second day in a row, the Mile High City set a record for a daily high temperature, falling just short of hitting 100 degrees. The temperature at Denver International Airport reached 94 degrees shortly after noon, which broke the previous record of 93 degrees that was set in 2018. However, as warming continue…
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Denver breaks heat record one year after hitting record low
Denver broke a record high temperature on Thursday afternoon by reaching 96 degrees — one year after a record low was set. The temperature broke a 27-year-old record at 1:02 p.m. and climbed one more degree into the early evening hours, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder. The previous record high was 94…
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Weather: Record high temperatures forecasted for Denver on Thursday; smoke persists
Temperatures in Denver are expected to return to the 90’s on Thursday with potentially back-to-back days with record-breaking heat, according to the National Weather Service Boulder. Denver is currently forecasted to top off at 96 degrees on Thursday, which would break a 27-year-old record. Thursday’s high is also 13 degrees higher than Sept. 9’s average…
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Denver breaks 145-year-old temperature record, hitting triple-digits
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A record that’s four days older than the state of Colorado fell Wednesday afternoon as temperatures hit triple digits at Denver International Airport. The 145-year-old record toppled after temperatures reached 99 degrees around 2 p.m.…
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Voluntary afternoon fishing ban enacted for Yampa, Elk rivers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking anglers to avoid fishing after noon in sections of the Yampa River and Elk River due to low flows and warm water temperatures, officials said. The voluntary fishing ban began Tuesday for sections of the Yampa River that run…