Monday 5:15 a.m. forecast

The dog days of summer have settled in and this is going to be the hottest week of the season so far.

We’ll see low to mid 90s today, but closer to 100 degrees for the rest of the week.

LOVELAND, RIGHT?PARKER THE SNOW DOG.IT WILL BE HOT, EVEN IN THEMOUNTAINS NOT MUCH OF A BREAK.WE'LL BE IN THE LOW 70s BY9:00.LOT OF SUNSHINE THIS MORNING.UPPER 80s, NEAR 90 BY NOON,AND LOW-TO-MID- 90.REALLY THE ONLY BREAK WE WOULDGET FROM THE HEAT WOULD BE ACHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED STORM ORTWO, A FEW BUILDING CLOUDS THISAFTERNOON.OTHERWISE, SUNNY AND HOT.THAT'S THE VIEW FROM LOOKOUTMOUNTAIN RIGHT NOW.OBVIOUSLY CHEER SKIES AND WHATWILL BE A BRIGHT EASTBOUNDDRIVE.670 PRETTY BRIGHT TODAY.TAKING A LOOK AT THE HEADLINES.IT WILL BE HOT AROUND THE STATEALL WEEK LONG WITH VERY FEWSTORMS POPPING UP TODAY AND WILLBE WARMER AND DRIER TOMORROW.IN FACT, HOT AND DRY CONDITIONSEXPECTED THROUGH THE COMINGWEEKEND.RIGHT NOW YOU'RE AT 61 BOTH INARVADA AND LAKEWOOD.WE'RE AT 58 DENVER AND 60 INAURORA SO MAINLY 60 FOR THEFRONT RANGE EARLY ON.LOOK AT FUTURECAST.WE'LL QUICKLY WARM WELL INTO THE70s BY 10:00 AND GETTING INTOTHE UPPER 80s TO LOW 90s BYLUNCH.YOU HAVE JUST A FEW BUILDINGCLOUDS BY THAT POINT.THE WINDS WILL BE BREEZY OVERTHE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF THESTATE SO FORT MORGAN, AKRON, HOTAND BREEZY TODAY.THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE 70s.YOU'LL NOTICE A FEW ISOLATEDSTORMS AGAIN POPPING UP BYMID-AFTERNOON, RIGHT AROUND3:00 TO 4:00.I KNOW WE HAD TO SCRAMBLE FROMTHE POOL YESTERDAY, WHICH MAKESIT FRUSTRATING WHEN YOU HAVE TOMAKE RESERVATIONS.TODAY WILL BE DRIER WITH A FEWMORE STORMS LATE AFTERNOON ANDEARLY EVENING.THAT'S RIGHT AROUND 7:00 IN THEFAR EASTERN PLAIN AND WILL BEDRY AND TOASTY, STILL NEAR 90 BY7:00.EARLY TUESDAY MORNING, WAKING UPTO 60s AND SOME 70s AND THENANOTHER HOT ONE.NOW, TOMORROW, THE WINDS AREGOING TO PICK UP IN THEMOUNTAINS AND WILL BE BREEZY ANDHERE IN TOWN WILL SEE WESTERLYWINDS BY ABOUT 3:00 TOMORROW.AROUND 15 TO 20, 25 MILES PERHOUR.SO A LITTLE BREEZIER AROUND THESTATE, WHICH IS WHY THIS FIREWEATHER WARNING GOES INTO EFFECTTOMORROW.THE FIRE DANGER WILL BE HIGHERON TUESDAY.WE'LL TRACK THAT THROUGHOUT THEWEEK AND LIKELY SEE FIRE WEATHERWARNINGS POP UP ALL WEEK LONG.FROM LOW-TO-MID- 90s TODAY TOUPPER 90s THROUGH MIDWEEK --IN FACT, WE'RE TALKING NEARTRIPLE-DIGIT HEAT THROUGH THEEND OF THE WEEK INTO THE COMINGWEEKEND -- NO BREAK FROM THISHEAT.OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL LIKELY BE INTHE 60s AND OPENING FOR A FEWMORE STORM