Patches of fog in low areas, mist and chilly grey clouds enveloped metro Denver with temperatures Wednesday morning measuring slightly below freezing.
Nationwide Climate Service forecasters mentioned Wednesday’s excessive temperature in Denver will attain 37 levels beneath principally cloudy skies. Wednesday evening is anticipated to convey snow right here and there with freezing drizzle earlier than 11 pm — and probably mild snow later. No main accumulations are seemingly, forecasters mentioned.
The solar might seem Thursday.
⚠️Areas of freezing drizzle over Japanese Larimer & Northwest Weld Counties might trigger slick roads & sidewalks by 10 A.M. Wednesday morning, primarily over elevated surfaces, equivalent to bridges. Decelerate, keep away from cruise management, and permit loads of house between automobiles. #cowx pic.twitter.com/meNY9sdRzw
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) March 8, 2023
The humidity hit 93% west of metro Denver Wednesday morning, in accordance with the climate service. Low-hanging chilly clouds loaded with water droplets led to ice crystals forming and falling out as snowflakes in some areas, meteorologists mentioned.
The wind speeds alongside Colorado’s Entrance Vary registered principally lower than 7 miles per hour — comparatively calm.
Hazardous situations remained on the japanese plains Wednesday morning with freezing mild drizzle resulting in slick roads. Fog floated low in some mountain valleys, the place roads principally had been dry. Scattered snow, lower than 4 inches, was seemingly over northern mountains the place forecasters mentioned temperatures may drop as little as 8 levels Wednesday evening.