Temperatures across metro Denver and the Interstate 25 corridor could reach triple digits on Thursday as hot, dry weather is expected to raise thermometers to 100 degrees, according to the

According to the National Weather Service, the hottest temperature on Aug. 7 in Denver’s history was set in 1980, when temperatures reached 99 degrees. Throughout Denver’s recorded history, temperatures never reached the triple-digits on Aug. 7, but that may change soon.

The 9NEWS Weather Impact Team has issued a Weather Impact Alert for Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the threat of extreme heat in the Denver metro area and much of Colorado. Thursday will bring the most intense heat of the week,