Denver recorded a decrease temperature early Saturday morning than forecasters initially anticipated as an arctic blast moved into the state in a single day.
The low was minus 12 levels at simply earlier than 7 a.m., in line with the Nationwide Climate Service in Boulder, and colder temperatures nonetheless are possible on the best way.
“(Monday night time) could possibly be the coldest as a result of we may see some clearing (skies),” NWS Boulder meteorologist Jim Kalina stated. “Temperatures can drop fairly rapidly in a single day. We’ll have snow cowl. We’ve 13 beneath zero, but it surely may even get colder than that with clearing skies. It may drop to twenty beneath zero.”
The arctic blast got here into Denver between 7 p.m. and eight p.m. Friday night time, bringing an anticipated as much as 25-degree drop in temperatures.
The chilly will stick round by way of Tuesday morning, and excessive temperatures by way of Monday will possible keep within the single digits, with lows within the negatives.
Wind chills all through the weekend may additionally get to minus 20 or minus 30 levels.
Saturday’s excessive is 5 levels, and the low is minus 9 levels.
Sunday’s excessive is seven levels, and the low is minus three levels.
Monday’s excessive is just two levels earlier than the doable minus-13-degree low that night time.
The metro are acquired some snow in a single day because the arctic blast set in, with the Nationwide Climate Service in Boulder recording 2.3 inches at their location Saturday morning.
Kalina stated Denver wouldn’t see far more snow through the chilly system; one other inch of snow at most is feasible.
Heavy snow fell throughout the mountains Friday into early Saturday morning, however as that system slows down Saturday, one other system dropping one other doable two to 4 toes will take its place in a single day Saturday.
Blowing snow is feasible, as are whiteout situations because the snow continues there by way of Monday.
Forecasters nonetheless count on the arctic chilly to finish by Tuesday, because the excessive then is 32 levels.