The sun will shine and the wind will blow along the Front Range Friday as a few days of warmth precede a New Year’s Eve freeze.
The National Weather Service is calling for highs in the mid 50s and even low 60s between Colorado Springs and Fort Collins. Denver is expected to reach a high of 59 degrees after morning clouds clear, the forecast says. This despite breezy conditions that could produce gusts of up to 26 mph. Colorado Springs could hit 63 degrees Friday as it is spared from the blustery winds expected elsewhere.
The Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for much of the northern Front Range and foothills in effect through 3 p.m. The warning says strong, potentially damaging winds will strafe the area, with gusts as high as 85 mph anticipated above timberline. Wind-prone canyons, such as where Interstate 70 passes near Georgetown, could see powerful gusts, the warning says, while lower elevation areas will see lighter winds.
After the winds die down, patchy fog could descend on Denver Friday evening, forecasters say. The overnight low is expected to be in the high teens.
Saturday should also be mostly sunny and seasonably warm without the winds. Denver is expected to reach 50 degrees, while Colorado Springs could get up to 54. Fort Collins is expected to achieve a chillier 39-degree high.
Once the sun sets Saturday, conditions are expected to get nasty, as 2017 prepares to give the Front Range a cold kiss goodbye. Overnight snow flurries are anticipated Saturday, with temperatures expected to drop into the low teens across the Front Range.
The Weather Service doesn’t expect Denver, Fort Collins or Colorado Springs to get above freezing on Sunday.
After a chance of more snow flurries subsides in the morning, Denver is expected to reach a high of 26 on New Year’s Eve, with mostly cloudy skies. People will ring in the new year in frigid conditions in the city. The overnight low is expected to be around 10 degrees, the Weather Service says.
Strong winds Front Range Mtns & Foothills today. Warm I-25 Corridor & nearby plains. Colder east of a Sterling-Akron line.
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder)
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