Currently in Denver — September 11, 2023: Rainy with thunder

The weather, currently.

Monday is kicking off the week with rain. If you’ve been waiting for relief from the aggressive summer heat, here’s your salvation: a high hovering around 67 degrees. Rain is expected for much of the day, appearing on and off from morning to night. There’s a high chance we’ll have some thunderstorms too. Uncharacteristic for Denver, we might experience some thunder before noon, and storms will likely return in the evening.

I, for one, am looking forward to the rain! The land could use some hydration, and I’m hoping we get to enjoy a lightning show at night ⛈️

— Julia Dinmore

What you need to know, currently.

Sunday September 10th is the historical peak of hurricane season in the Atlantic.

This season is definitely peaking right on schedule.

Over the weekend, Hurricane Lee peaked at Category 5 — the strongest hurricane of 2023 so far — and continues on a course to potentially make landfall in Atlantic Canada or New England this weekend. That’s still at least 5 days away though, and the forecast has a lot of uncertainty baked in between now and then.

Elsewhere, Atlantic Ocean temperatures are still at record levels for mid-September, and as many as 10 additional named storms could still form between now and when hurricane season officially ends on November 30.

— Eric Holthaus

What you can do, currently.

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