Records poised to fall as Colorado heat wave is expected to send temperatures into the 100s

High temperatures in Denver on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are forecasted to reach near 100 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder, shattering previous records.

A record-breaking heat wave is sweeping through Colorado this week, prompting more than 30 public schools in Denver, and sending millions of others scurrying for cooler confines.

Denver, meanwhile, is opening all of its recreation centers to the public for free as “cooling stations” during regular business hours Wednesday and Thursday. Denver public libraries will also be available for those trying to escape the heat. Previous record-highs of 97, 95 and 94 degrees for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, respectively are all expected to be broken, the weather service“One-hundred-degree days are pretty rare in Denver,” said Ayesha Wilkinson, a meteorologist with NWS Boulder.

If temperatures reach 100 this week, Wilkinson said, it will mark the latest in the year Denver has hit that number.

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