Dangerous fire conditions, soaring temperatures and smoky skies across Colorado prompted severe weather alerts for parts of the Western Slope, Front Range and Eastern Plains on Wednesday.

Temperatures are expected to reach 100 degrees in Denver, Boulder, the western metro and Fort Collins, National Weather Service forecasters said in a heat advisory .

If Denver hits 100 degrees on Wednesday, it will tie its heat record for Aug. 6, set in 1980, according to weather service records .

The city also has a chance to break its record for the hottest Aug. 7 if temperatures hit 100 degrees on Thursday, as forecasted. The current record of 99 degrees was also set in 1980.

The heat index in El Paso, Pueblo, Fremont, Crowley, Otero, Bent and Prowers counties is expected to range from 94 to

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