It’s going to be another topsy turvy weather week in the Mile High city, with temperatures rising to the lower 80s by Tuesday and a blustery snowstorm hitting by Wednesday, forecasters say.
The first part of the week will be very warm with temperatures rising to about 74 degrees on Monday and 80 by Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder.
A strong storm enters the state Wednesday. Rain showers and thunderstorms are possible in the late afternoon in Denver. By 5 p.m., the rain will have turned to snow as a northerly weather system hits the metro area with blustery winds.
The high temperature will be 30 degrees cooler than Tuesday, rising to only 50 degrees, the NWS says.
Winds could gust up to 39 mph. Snow will continue to fall until midnight.
Warm and dry today and Tuesday ahead of a strong winter storm system Wednesday and Thursday.
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder)
It will be even cooler on Thursday, with a high of 41 degrees. Temperatures will dip way below freezing to around 23 degrees Thursday night.
There is a slight chance of afternoon snow showers on Friday, when the high temperature will reach about 45 degrees. Another wave of snow is possible late Sunday night.
Sunny skies and gradually warmer temperatures are expected on the weekend with highs of 50 degrees on Saturday and 62 on Sunday, the NWS says.
