Rainy, wet weather will box in Denver for most of the day, and the coldest temperatures so far this fall are expected to chill the city overnight.
Overnight lows in Denver will drop into the 30s as skies clear, according to the National Weather Service.
The weather service has issued a frost advisory for northeast Colorado, from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs, including Denver, and east to the Kansas state line. The frost advisory will be in affect from midnight to 9 a.m.
Patchy fog will be possible in low lying areas and sensitive outdoor plants should be covered or brought inside, the weather service warns.
Snow fell in the mountains last night and today, with several areas, including Blackhawk, Fairplay and Kenosha Pass, getting about four inches, said Kyle Fredin, a meteorologist with NWS.
The snow line dropped to about 7,000-feet in elevation and parts of the Conifer area saw about two inches.
“It’s pretty October-like,” Fredin said. “Tomorrow we’ll rebound.”
In Denver today, showers will fall mainly before noon and the high temperature should top out at about 55 degrees. The chance for precipitation is 90 percent.
Rain and snow showers will continue in mountain valleys today, with snow more likely above the 11,000-foot elevation mark.
Isolated thunderstorms could develop in the mountains this afternoon.
Tonight, Denverites can expect patchy frost after midnight, with partly cloudy skies and a low temperature of about 36 degrees.
The patchy frost should give way to sunny skies at about 9 a.m. Wednesday in Denver and the high temperature should reach about 69 degrees, the weather service said.
Kieran Nicholson: 303-954-1822 or knicholson@denverpost.com.
