Bundle up, Colorado! Subzero temperatures, wind and snow are headed for Denver this weekend, in response to the Nationwide Climate Service.
Gentle snow was already falling in northern Colorado’s mountains on Tuesday morning, NWS forecasters mentioned. That snow is anticipated to make its approach into Denver and throughout the Jap Plains on Friday, signaling the beginning of a freezing weekend.
“An arctic airmass will carry bitterly chilly air to Colorado starting Saturday and lasting by way of Monday evening,” NWS forecasters mentioned in a Hazardous Climate Alert.
Forecasters mentioned that almost all of northern and central Colorado will see temperatures beneath zero levels over the weekend.
In a single day lows are anticipated to achieve minus 15 to minus 20 throughout metro Denver, the Interstate 25 Hall and the Jap Plains, forecasters mentioned within the outlook. Windchill might make it really feel like 30 levels beneath zero.
The coldest day forecast for Denver this weekend is Sunday. Temperatures will peak round 6 levels and drop previous minus 10 in a single day into Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
In areas south of Denver, together with Parker and Fortress Rock, weekend temperature lows are anticipated to backside out nearer to minus 15, in response to NWS forecasters.
Gentle, sporadic snow will proceed within the Denver space by way of Sunday, forecasters mentioned. How a lot snow will fall remains to be unclear, however NWS forecasters mentioned there’s potential for a number of inches of dry, fluffy snow.
The coldest temperatures will hit northern Colorado, particularly close to Kremmling and Waldon, forecasters mentioned. These cities can count on to see temperatures close to minus 15 and 17 a number of days this weekend.
Denver and the remainder of the state will regularly heat again up beginning Tuesday, with temperature highs anticipated to hover within the low 30s, forecasters mentioned.
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