The bomb cyclone spinning within the northwest this week will utterly miss Colorado, however the distinctive storm system will deliver near-record warmth to Denver on Saturday earlier than snow arrives Sunday.
The cyclone, which began taking form early Tuesday morning, has precipitated widespread energy outages, closed colleges and downed timber that killed not less than two folks within the Pacific Northwest, in accordance with the Related Press.
Climate Prediction Heart meteorologists stated the storm has been spinning alongside the Pacific coast, bringing hurricane-force winds, rain and snow to Washington, Oregon and California.
Whereas the bomb cyclone is anticipated to stay within the northwest, dying out with out bringing heavy snow to Colorado, the low-pressure storm system will deliver excessive stress — and excessive temperatures — to the state on Friday and Saturday.
Regular temperature highs for late November in Denver vary from 47 to 50 levels, in accordance with the Nationwide Climate Service.
Each Friday and Saturday will see near-record warmth within the metro space with temperature highs within the mid-to-high 60s, peaking practically 20 levels above common, NWS forecasters stated.
The present report for Nov. 22, set in 1998, is 74 levels and the report for Nov. 23, set in 1915, is 73 levels, in accordance with NWS data.
NWS forecasters stated the nice and cozy climate might be “unsettled” Sunday by a mixture of rain and snow throughout Colorado.
“Mild snow accumulations are anticipated within the mountains and none throughout the plains,” NWS forecasters stated in a Hazardous Climate Outlook. “One other system will deliver average snow to the mountains on Wednesday and Thanksgiving.”
Denver will see Sunday afternoon rainstorms flip to snow in a single day as temperatures dip beneath freezing, however how a lot snow is anticipated to fall and whether or not it can impression Thanksgiving journey stays unknown, forecasters stated.
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