Denver Long-Range Weather Forecast For August 2021

DENVER, CO — Mother Nature has a range of weather in store for Denver's metro area in August, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, which recently released its latest long range forecast for our region.

While many are busy preparing for camping, park visits, bike rides and barbecues, the question remains — will the weather cooperate?

The Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts that the Front Range and High Plains regions — which include Denver's metro area and Boulder — will continue to get hot, dry weather throughout August. The high country, however, is expected to get many showers.

Here's the long range almanac forecast for Denver:

• July 27 to 31: Sunny, warm
• Aug. 1 to 8: Scattered thunderstorms, warm
• Aug. 9 to 19: A few thunderstorms, hot
• Aug. 20 to 31: Scattered thunderstorms, warm

The latest forecasts for Colorado predict hot and dry weather, and above-normal wildfire potential; however, our state's firefighting resources expanded after the 2020 wildfire season — $54 million has been allocated for response and prevention efforts in Colorado.

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Planning to travel outside Colorado? Across the nation, Mother Nature will continue to bring the heat, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac forecast.

Temperatures are predicted to be hotter than normal in the Atlantic Corridor, the eastern Great Lakes region and the Upper Midwest, south to parts of the Intermountain region in August. Parts of the Pacific Northwest, coastal California and Alaska will also continue to see warmer temperatures.

Rainfall is also expected to be greater than normal in Northeast states, the eastern Great Lakes region and much of the West Coast.

The Almanac’s weather forecast methodology comes from a secret formula that was created by its founder, Robert Thomas, in 1792. The exact prediction process remains a secret, but the periodical discloses that it uses solar science, climatology and meteorology to make its forecasts.

The Old Farmer’s Almanac, which is not to be confused with its rival forecast predictor, Farmers’ Almanac, is North America’s oldest continuously published periodical, according to its website.

Farmers’ Almanac has also released its summer 2021 predictions. Unlike its rival’s predictions, it comes with a warning: the potential for severe storms will be higher than usual.

Summer temperatures are expected to rise above normal for about two-thirds of the country, especially in the south and east. Typically, the hottest summer weather occurs in late July or early August; this year's hottest temperatures could happen in late August and early September.