Light to moderate snow will continue in the southern mountains today, gradually ending overnight.
DENVER — FORECAST BY: 9NEWS Weather Impact Team Meteorologist Chris Spears
FORECAST AT A GLANCE:
If you enjoyed the weather we had yesterday, you’ll love today, because it will be pretty similar as an area of cut-off low pressure continues to spin over Arizona. Cut-off means it isn’t attached to the main jet stream, which is why is has been spinning in basically the same place all weekend.
We’ll see more rain and snow across the southern third of Colorado today. It could be heavy at times in the San Juan Mountains above 10,000 feet, as well as the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
Highs today will be on the mild side for this time of year with 60s and 70s on the eastern plains and around metro Denver. You’ll find mid 50s to mid 60s along the western slope and in mountain valleys.
We’ll see a variety of temperatures in our mountain towns with everything from 30s and 40s near and above tree line to the 50s between 8,000 and 9,500 feet. Have layers if you plan to travel across the mountains because you will encounter a wide variety of temps!
Tonight the area of low pressure will finally start to move, lifting across the state and bringing it’s precipitation with it. Light snow will spread into the central and northern mountains overnight. If you have travel plans along Interstate 70 you will run into the snowy conditions. For the most part we only expect a few inches to fall, but because it will be overnight, there could be some spotty issues with travel, especially on the higher passes.
Denver will mostly see wind from this system as it passes by, but we can’t totally rule out a few stray sprinkles or rain showers later today or even tomorrow. The best chance for this to happen looks like it will be sometime Monday morning after sunrise.
The week ahead looks warm and dry just about statewide with temperatures staying above normal in most locations. Denver is looking at highs mostly in the 70s through at least Friday. We still haven’t officially had a freezing temperature in Denver so far this season. The normal first freeze is around October 7.
SUNDAY: Partly cloudy, warmer and breezy, high 72. Mostly cloudy overnight, low 45.
MONDAY: Becoming mostly sunny and mild, high 71. We could have a few rain showers in the area during the morning hours, but nothing heavy is anticipated. Mostly clear overnight, low 45.
TUESDAY: Mostly sunny and warm, high 76. Mostly clear overnight, low 46.
WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny and mild, high 70. Mostly clear overnight, low 44.
THURSDAY: Mostly sunny and warm, high 77. Mostly clear overnight, low 47.
FRIDAY: Mostly sunny and warm, high 76. Mostly clear overnight, low 46.
SATURDAY: Mostly sunny and a bit cooler, high 68. Mostly clear overnight, low 41.
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