A blustery northeasterly wind is bringing snow to the Denver metro area, promising to make the commute to work a bit tricky.
Streets are quickly getting covered with snow in downtown Denver.
“With temperatures in the 20s, itap possible roads could be slick, particularly bridges and overpasses. Drivers are urged to use caution on their commutes,” Nancy Kuhn, spokeswoman for Denver Public Works, said in a news release.
Denver’s snow plow drivers are on duty, focusing on the city’s main streets, Kuhn said.
Between 1 and 2 inches of snow is expected before 2 p.m. in Denver and up to 6 inches of snow in the mountains, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder. The chance for precipitation is 80 percent. Wind gusts could reach 24 mph.
The high temperature will be around 25 degrees before it drops to about 18 degrees by 1 p.m. Thursday night the low will be about 9 degrees and wind chill values will make it feel like 1 below zero, the weather service says.
It will be sunny Friday, with a high of about 40 degrees.
A second arctic blast is expected to reach Denver by around 11 a.m. Saturday, according to the weather service. The high temperature will be around 30 degrees. The low will drop to about 9, forecasters say.
It will be mostly sunny Sunday on Christmas Eve and Monday on Christmas day, with temperatures rising to 34 and 42 degrees respectively, the weather service says.
High temperatures will be in the low 30s to low 40s Tuesday and Wednesday.
