![]() ![]() The old record low of 31 that was set in 2019 is poised to fall. Temperatures may struggle to rise more than a few degrees Friday before dipping to the upper 20s Friday night with snow in the forecast. MDT on Thursday evening when the cold front moved through Denver. In fact, the temperature fell by 21 degrees in just 7 minutes between 7:37 p.m. Snow began falling across the metro on Tuesday afternoon and is expected to bring 5 to 9 inches of snow in Denver. In some locations, snowfall totals could even surpass a foot.ĭenver will plummet at least 50 degrees from high of 88 Thursday to the mid-30s Friday morning. Red flag warnings were in place for much of eastern Colorado on Thursday - a sign of how changeable the spring weather can be in Colorado at this time of year.Ī rush of cold air will bring an end to temperatures in the 70- to 90-degree range, and it will also allow rain to transition into accumulating snow from Montana to Colorado as a storm arrives from the Northwest. AccuWeather meteorologists are calling for 3-6 inches of accumulation in downtown Denver and some places on the southern and western side of the Denver metro area could see as much as a foot of snow pile up, enough to potentially result in widespread power outages. ![]() Winter storm watches and warnings were in effect across a large section of Colorado and northward into Wyoming, and for good reason. AccuWeather forecasters say the 93-degree AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperature that roasted the Mile High City on Thursday will be a distant memory by Friday and into the early part of the weekend. The weekend will be calm for a while before another system brings likely snow accumulations Sunday into next Monday.AccuWeather meteorologists expect a general 3-6 inches of slushy snow to accumulate on non-paved surfaces around downtown Denver, while the foothills to the west and the Palmer Divide to the south could pick up a foot or more on non-paved surfaces from Friday night to early Saturday.ĪccuWeather Global Weather Center – May 20, 2022 – The calendar may read mid-May but parts of Colorado, including the Denver metro area, are bracing for a storm that would make winter proud. Denver, however, still has a 40% chance of seeing some snow during that storm.įriday’s high will be back down to 30 degrees. That system should only bring light snow to some areas of the high country and far southern plains, and minimal impacts are expected. Thursday will be a relatively quiet day as the area gets a break in between storm systems, then a small system will move through the area Friday. Thus snowfall can vary quite a bit between the current observing site at DIA and the previous locations. Thursday will see highs rise slightly to 38 degrees. Denver Colorado Monthly Snowfall (1882-2015) Historical Locations for Snowfall Measurements (Please note DIA is roughly 20 miles east northeast of the old downtown reporting sites and 13 miles east northeast of the old airport. Temperatures overnight Wednesday will be cold due to the fresh snow, and the low in Denver is 12 degrees. The high temperature Wednesday is 30 degrees.ĭry air will move into Denver quickly in the mid-to-late evening, and clear skies are expected by midnight. Wednesday, but forecasters said some of the more western warnings could end around noon. The Winter Storm Warnings are still in effect for the Urban Corridor and northeast plains through 5 p.m. On the plains, another five to eight inches of snow are expected through Wednesday night. ![]() Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu
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