Put away the sunscreen and break out the parkas. Fall is back in Colorado today, as rain, snow and colder temperatures blanket the state, the National Weather Service in Boulder said Monday.
Snow and rain are expected to develop in the mountains early today, with drizzle and rain moving across the Front Range to the Eastern Plains by afternoon, forecasters said, as a cold, moist storm wells up from the northern Great Basin.
Temperatures are expected to top out at 59 degrees today — 25 degrees cooler than Sunday, when Denver’s high of 84 tied a record for the date set in 1958 and tied in 2003.
The low forecast for Denver tonight is 33 degrees.
By evening, light precipitation could dampen much of the state. The mountains and the foothills north of the Palmer Divide could see light accumulations of snow by Wednesday morning, according to the Weather Service.
Wednesday’s forecast for Denver includes a 50 percent chance of rain or snow until about 10 a.m. Wednesday’s high is expected to reach the upper 40s, with lows in the upper 20s.
Thursday should bring drier, warmer weather to the region, and it’s expected to stay warm Friday, according to the Weather Service.
