Chilly start with wind continuing in the foothills

DENVER — FORECAST BY: 9NEWS Weather Impact Team Meteorologists Chris Bianchi

We’ve got a cold start to this Wednesday, with metro area lows down into the teens and lower 20s, making it our coldest morning since late March! But, those temperatures will rebound quickly this morning.

In the foothills, gusty winds continue, with gusts up to 70 mph possible in the higher foothills along the peak-to-peak highway, and perhaps a few gusty winds moving down into the Boulder and Golden areas this morning. Otherwise, winds should gradually relax through the day today.

Highs will rebound to near 50° for a high in Denver today under mostly sunny skies, though we’ll have a few high clouds around this afternoon.

Temperatures will continue to climb underneath a ridge of high pressure, with a high approaching 60° on Thursday, and we’ll reach the low 60s on Friday. We might approach 70° on Saturday under downsloping (warming) winds before changes move in for the back half of the weekend and into next week.

Mountain snow starts back up on Sunday, and it’ll likely peak on Monday. In Denver, a storm system could bring us some lower-impact rain or snow showers into the metro area, likely later on Monday.

Next week looks generally cold and perhaps snowy, with a few snow chances likely through the majority of next week. It looks like Wednesday in particular could feature some snow, and it looks downright chilly for Wednesday and Thanksgiving with highs in the 30s likely both days in Denver.

We’ll keep you posted with the latest on that higher impact forecast with the Thanksgiving holiday just around the corner, but in the meantime, enjoy our warmer weather while it lasts!

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny and but still cool and blustery in the foothills, high 50. Mostly clear overnight, low 28.

THURSDAY: Partly cloudy and warmer, high 58. Partly cloudy overnight, low 30.

FRIDAY: Partly cloudy and warm, high 62. Partly cloudy overnight, low 33.

SATURDAY: Mostly sunny and warm, high 66. Partly cloudy overnight, low 33.

SUNDAY: Partly cloudy with light mountain snow showers, high 56. Mostly clear overnight, low 36.

MONDAY: Partly cloudy and cooler before turning mostly cloudy with a chance for a rain/snow mix, high 45. Mostly cloudy overnight, low 36.

TUESDAY: Partly cloudy and cool with a chance for a rain/snow mix, high 43. Mostly clear overnight, low 29.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy and colder with a chance for snow, high 37. Partly cloudy with a chance for snow showers, low 26.

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