After practically a foot of snow fell in elements of the western Denver suburbs Thursday, the snowfall will wind down Friday morning and switch into simply flurries by 8 a.m.
Even because the snow stops falling, chilly temperatures Friday and a excessive of 23 levels imply the snow on the bottom will stick round for some time, inflicting some hazardous and slick street circumstances in the course of the morning commute and even delaying or closing a number of metro Denver faculty districts.
Mild snow/flurries come to an finish this morning, however it is going to nonetheless be a slick and gradual commute on account of final evening’s snowfall and chilly temperatures. Bundle up 🧥🧤appropriately in your manner out the door. Sunshine returns however nonetheless very chilly at present & tonight. #COwx pic.twitter.com/HxIzWOA3EA
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) November 18, 2022
Northwest Golden noticed essentially the most snow within the Denver space, with 11.3 inches recorded by 12:50 a.m. close to North Desk Mountain. Northwestern Arvada additionally noticed double digit snow totals, with 10.9 inches recorded by 5:51 a.m. close to Standley Lake.
Elsewhere within the metro, Denver obtained about two inches of snow by 11:59 p.m., Westminster obtained 4 inches by 8 p.m. and Boulder obtained 3.3 to 9.7 inches by 4:55 a.m.
Friday morning, Nationwide Climate Service radar reveals a swath of sunshine snow persevering with eastward throughout the Denver and Boulder areas. Mild snow would proceed within the space earlier than regularly waning away to flurries by 8 a.m.
A number of showers may linger into the afternoon, however Friday afternoon might be primarily sunny.
Into the night and evening, temperatures will drop right down to single-digit lows close to 8 levels.
On Saturday, a warming pattern begins that can proceed by way of subsequent week. Temperatures return to a excessive of 41 levels and a low of 18 levels; some areas that obtained extra snow may stay barely colder.
Then Sunday and Monday will each be sunny and have highs within the low 50s and low temperatures within the 20s.
Most of subsequent week may even have sunny days with highs within the 40s and 50s, with a Thanksgiving Day forecast of sunny and a excessive of 47 levels.