After foggy conditions and a slight chance of rain early Wednesday, the Denver area will warm up to the low 70s in the afternoon.
Blue skies are expected by the afternoon, said Mike Baker, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Boulder.
As much as a quarter-inch of rain fell in Washington and Logan counties on Tuesday. Denver International Airport received just over a tenth of an inch of rain, and other areas of the metro area received from a trace of rain to two-tenths of an inch, Baker said.
There is about a 10 percent chance for rain Wednesday morning. Temperatures are expected to rise to the low 70s Wednesday and inch up to the low 80s by Sunday, Baker said.
Some fog and clouds in the Denver area will dissipate in the morning, giving way to clear blue skies in the afternoon with virtually a zero chance for rain in the afternoon, Baker said.
The freezing level in the mountains was 12,400 feet in elevation, much higher than expected.
Only isolated areas saw a rain/snow mix. About a half inch of wet snow accumulated in the town of Fairplay after ice pellets fell, Baker said.
Around 8 a.m., Rocky Mountain National Park tweeted that Trail Ridge Road and Old Fall River Road were both temporarily closed due to snow, with no expected reopen time.
“We did have significant hail in Elbert County,” he said.
There is a 10 to 20 percent chance of rain in the Denver area Thursday afternoon, Baker said.
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