It will be unusually warm and a bit breezy Tuesday in Denver, with a forecast high temperature of around 77 degrees, meteorologists in Boulder predict.
The all-time high temperature for Denver was 78 degrees on Nov. 15. That record was set in 1942, said Frank Cooper, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Boulder.
“We have been well above normal,” Cooper said.
Winds out of the south Tuesday night will gust up to 24 mph, according to the NWS.
On Wednesday, it will another sunny, clear day with a high of around 75 degrees. Cooper said its not unusual ahead of a weather front for winds to increase and temperatures to rise. The record high temperatures for Nov. 16 was 77 degrees set in 1941, Cooper said.
A storm front will enter the state early Thursday morning. There is a 30 percent chance of snow Thursday morning after 5 a.m., according to the NWS.
Between an inch and 2 inches of snow could accumulate Thursday in the Denver metro area. In the mountains between 3 and 6 inches of snow is expected, Cooper said.
In Denver, rain and snow is expected before 8 a.m. Thursday. There is a 50 percent chance of rain between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Then both rain and snow could fall after 2 p.m., the NWS predicts.
The high temperature on Thursday will be only around 47 degrees. Winds out of the north will gust up to 21 mph. Overnight, the low temperature will dip to around 22 degrees.
“The system won’t stick around very long,” Cooper said.
It will be sunny or mostly sunny Friday and through the weekend with the high around 41 on Friday, 51 on Saturday and 64 on Sunday.
