Denver won’t extend its streak of three record-breaking days of triple-digit heat on Monday, but temperatures in the city will soar into the high 90s for what’s expected to be one last day of very high temperatures — with a chance of afternoon storms — before a minor cool-down this week.

The National Weather Service is forecasting a high of 97 in Denver on Monday, with temperatures in the 93 to 98 range across the Interstate 25 corridor and Eastern Plains.

Temperatures in the foothills will be cooler, in the 80s, and even milder still in the mountains, where they should remain in the 70s on Monday.

The milder temperatures also bring an improvement to the Front Range’s air quality, with the region not under an ozone alert Monday morning for the first time in nearly a week.

The Front Range had been under such an alert — signaling unhealthy conditions outdoors, particularly for people with lung disease — since the afternoon of July 8. That string of daily alerts from state health officials expired at midnight Sunday.

The weather service says there’s a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms in metro Denver after 1 p.m. on Monday. That decreases to about a 30% chance on Monday evening.

Additionally, there’s a slight risk of severe storms in the northeast corner of the state, with the weather service warning that wind gusts of up to 60 mph are possible along the Interstate 76 corridor late Monday afternoon.

Tuesday is expected to mark the beginning of something of a cool-down, with a high of 90 forecast for Denver followed by highs in the mid-80s for much of the rest of the week, including the weekend.

Denver broke daily temperature records on Friday, Saturday and Sunday as the mercury exceeded 100 degrees all three days.

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Originally Published: July 15, 2024 at 7:28 a.m.