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Colorado weather: Snow returns to mountains on New Year’s Day

Temperatures in Denver will climb back above normal this week after Sunday’s snow

The Arapahoe Basin ski area in Summit County on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
The Arapahoe Basin ski area in Summit County on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Lauren Penington of Denver Post portrait in Denver on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
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While Denver will remain warm and dry this week, another wave of snow is expected to hit Colorado’s mountains on New Year’s Day, according to the .

Snow is forecast to start as early as 11 a.m. Thursday, hitting several of Colorado’s ski resorts before the storm winds down Friday evening, .

As of Monday morning, ski resorts that had at least a chance of snow on Thursday included Breckenridge, Vail, Aspen Snowmass, Steamboat, Telluride, Keystone, Crested Butte and Winter Park.

The amount of snow expected to fall across Colorado’s mountains remained up in the air at that time. The typically extend three days out.

Temperatures in Denver dipped down to 13 degrees Sunday night, but temperatures will start to climb back above seasonal averages starting Monday afternoon, .

The city’s daily temperature high will peak near 44 degrees on Monday, hit 51 degrees on Tuesday and hang out around 60 degrees from Wednesday through Saturday, forecasters said. The “normal” high for this time of year is 44 degrees, .

Denver and the Eastern Plains are both expected to remain dry through the weekend. It’s unknown when snow will next arrive in the metro area.

This is a developing story and may be updated.

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