Summer might really be over, as temperatures in the metro area begin to cool down to the 60s and 70s from the 80s seen last week.
Today’s temperature is expected to top out at 60, the National Weather Service predicts, with a 20 percent chance of isolated showers before noon. Tonight will be even cooler, with a low around 35 degrees.
A winter storm raked across the high country Sunday evening, as the remnants of a Pacific storm swept across Utah and Western Colorado. Forecasters predicted up to a foot of snow accumulation above 9,000 feet.
Snow showers in the mountains could be a factor throughout the workweek, according to the National Weather Service office in Grand Junction.
As for the Front Range, temperatures are expected to warm up Tuesday, with mostly sunny skies and a high of 67 degrees. Wednesday and Thursday could see highs in the lower 70s. Friday is expected to bring back a chance of rain to the area, with highs in the 60s.
By Sunday afternoon, the metro area had received 8.35 inches of rain this year, 5 inches below the normal 13.36 inches for this time of year, according to Jim Kalina, a meteorologist and spokesman for the National Weather Service.
“We could use some precipitation,” Kalina said. “We may well be done with the 80-degree weather, and it will be cooler, more fall-like.”
Sally S. Ho: 303-954-1638 or sho@denverpost.com
