Foggy circumstances are impacting morning commuters Thursday morning earlier than afternoon thunderstorms will kick off a wet weekend for the metro space, in keeping with Nationwide Climate Service forecasters.
Thick fog was reported in a number of spots alongside Interstate 70 east of Limon, and round Denver Worldwide Airport Thursday morning, NWS meteorologists said.
The fog is anticipated to filter out by late morning, however might be changed with afternoon and night thunderstorms, in keeping with NWS forecasters.
Scattered rain showers and remoted thunderstorms will transfer alongside the Interstate 25 Hall this afternoon and night, and Denver can anticipate the strongest waves of the incoming storm to hit between 5 p.m. Thursday and three a.m. Friday, forecasters mentioned.
Whereas the town will probably solely see rain and lightning, japanese Colorado might want to be careful for giant hail and attainable tornados, in keeping with a NWS hazardous climate outlook.
The primary menace of extreme climate circumstances runs principally east of Akron and Sterling, however there may be some threat as far west as Fort Morgan and japanese Weld County, forecasters mentioned.
Regardless of the cooling rain, Denver will see excessive temperatures peak round 77 levels Thursday, earlier than dropping right down to 49 levels in a single day, in keeping with NWS forecasters.
The town will see considerably cooler temperatures over the weekend as rain showers and thunderstorms proceed, with excessive temperatures anticipated to drop under 60 levels each Saturday and Sunday earlier than heating again up Monday, forecasters mentioned.
Whereas decrease elevations get doused with rain, forecasters anticipate round 5 inches of snow to build up within the mountains by Friday morning, the hazardous climate outlook said. Slushy and snow coated roads are attainable over greater mountain passes tonight.
Some mountain areas — resembling Winter Park and Vail Move — may see almost a foot of snow stack up by 6 p.m. Friday, in keeping with NWS snowfall projections.
The mountain snowstorm is anticipated to select up all through the weekend, with the heaviest bands of snow transferring by the realm late Friday evening by noon Sunday, in keeping with Thursday’s hazardous climate outlook.
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