Temperatures in Denver and across the Centennial State have been higher than normal for the past few days and it won’t be cooling down anytime soon, officials say.

The National Weather Service says that an excessive heat advisory will go into effect at noon on Monday for parts of the state and will continue until at least Friday.

“Temperatures are going to stay well above normal for at least the next week,” said Frank Cooper, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Boulder.

The Mile High City reached 93 degrees on Saturday, which is 11 degrees higher than the normal high, said Cooper. On Sunday, temperatures reached 92 degrees — 10 degrees above the normal high of 82 degrees and only 7 degrees away from the hottest June 13 on record, which was 99 degrees in 2006.

The western part of the state such as Grand Junction is forecasted to have scorching temperatures until Wednesday as highs are projected into the mid-100s. The high Sunday at the Grand Junction Airport was 101 degrees.

Due to the excessive heat and extreme drought conditions, Red Flag Warnings were issued Sunday for much of western Colorado, including Grand Junction, Montrose and Gunnison, according to the National Weather Service.

“Anything could spark a fire under these conditions, so it’s really important for people to be vigilant if they are camping or anything like that,” Cooper said.

In the metro area, temperatures are forecasted to remain in the mid to high-90’s until Thursday, when a small front will move into the central and northeastern part of the state that could bring rain and thunderstorms.

Although there will be a brief two day cool down toward the latter part of the week, temperatures are expected to rise into the 90’s next Saturday.

Due to the high temperatures, weather officials are also reminding people to not leave children or pets in the car, even if it’s for a few minutes.

“It won’t take any time at all for it to become a problem and turn into a tragic situation,” Cooper said.