The October heat is back across Colorado for the rest of the week, and it sticks around through the weekend and even into early next week!We'll see mid-70s and mostly sunny skies through Thursday. These afternoon highs are about 10 to 15 degrees above normal for late-October.Strong winds will be likely Thursday, ushering in high fire danger to much of the metro and plains. With warm temperatures, dry conditions and gusty winds, we'll watch the potential for fires to spread fast.A weak cold front slides into the state late Thursday night into Friday morning. It's a dry front but will bring us down into the mid to upper 60s on Friday, which will still be above normal for this time of year. We're expecting sunshine statewide through the weekend! Highs will soar into the upper 70s Saturday and lower 80s Sunday. Denver will be close to the record high of 83-degrees, last set in 2016.Watch the full forecast in the video player below: Mid 70s, sunshine and light winds Wednesday in DenverDENVER WEATHER LINKS: Hourly forecast | Radars | Traffic | Weather Page | 24/7 Weather Stream Click here to watch the Denver7 live weather stream.