Denver readies for potentially record-high temps

Driving the news: High temperatures from Tuesday to Friday are expected to reach the low 70s to the mid 80s, per the National Weather Service, including topping the hottest March date on record.

• It's a staggering turnaround from the weekend, which saw snowfall and below-freezing overnight temperatures Monday.

What's next: Projections for the next four days are all within a few degrees of matching or surpassing record highs for Tuesday (76°), Wednesday (82°), Thursday (81°) and Friday (80°).

The intrigue: An "unusually strong ridge of high pressure" over the southwestern states is leading to the "hottest and longest lasting" March heatwave in history, 9News reports.

• Denver could see four straight 80°-plus days — something that's never happened in March — starting Wednesday.