Denver residents can expect a brisk chill and mostly sunny skies today with temperatures around 32 degrees. Though the winds are calm now, the National Weather Service in Denver reports that we should anticipate north-northwest winds blowing 8 to 13 mph, with possible gusts as high as 18 mph. Come nighttime, the mercury is forecasted to drop to around 8 degrees, with the clouds parting ways slightly, and winds shifting to a south-southwest post-midnight breeze.
Looking ahead, Thursday ushers in sunny conditions once again while the bite of wind chill could sink values to as low as -1, but not all is still, the west-southwest wind, stubborn yet playful, might reach 8 mph turning again to northnorthwest later in the afternoon, gusting winds persisting as a leitmotif for the day. As we roll into Friday, the sun stays playful. Still, the temperatures embark on a climb, reaching a more comfortable high near 46 degrees, before a 30 percent chance of snow sneaking in after 11 pm, potentially shaking the steady rhythm of the week's weather.
The National Weather Service has also issued a hazardous weather outlook for northeast and north central Colorado, noting that gusty conditions will continue into Thursday with sustained wind gusts of up to 40 mph possible across the eastern plains and mountainous regions, this weather dance brings with it cooler temperatures and wind chill values in the teens and lower 20s across the urban corridor and eastern plains, according to the National Weather Service.
From Friday night into Saturday, the region is bracing for more widespread snow, which is likely especially in the mountain areas where changing weather patterns are perennial guests, an assertion supported by the hazardous weather outlook suggesting growing potential for snowfall, which just might lay a fresh white blanket over Colorado's rugged terrain. No spotter activation is required for today or tonight, but that might change as the week progresses and the weather shifts, the outlook posited.
