The National Weather Service in Denver has rolled out its latest forecast, noting that Denver, CO, is experiencing mostly cloudy skies today with a temperature hovering at a cool 40°F, and there's a 30 percent chance of showers cropping up after 1 p.m., the calm before a slight wind shift to the north northeast comes creeping in slow at about 5 mph as the afternoon wanes, while tonight, the shower potential amps up to a 40 percent likelihood mainly before 11 p.m. before clouds decide to part ways, giving way to gradual clearing and an expected drop to a low around 35°F.
Looking ahead, residents can anticipate a sunny Monday with the mercury aiming for a high near 58°F, light winds initially are set to pick up pace, possibly gusting as high as 15 mph, painting a picture of what seems to be a typical tail end of autumn in Denver, according to the National Weather Service, further into the week, Tuesday maintains a mostly sunny stance albeit with a drop in the high temperature to about 44°F and the possibility of wind gusts reaching 17 mph, with continued fair conditions leading into Thanksgiving. Day.
The weather outlook, which spans from today until next Friday, is relatively tame for northeastern and north central Colorado, as "no hazardous weather is expected," the National Weather Service's Hazardous Weather Outlook reports; however, as we slide into Sunday and Sunday night, a new weather disturbance trudges in bringing a chance of light rain to the lower elevations and a gentle sprinkle of snow to the high country, potentially leading to minor travel headaches in the mountains come Sunday night.
As the workweek commences, Monday night could usher in snowfall again in the high country courtesy of a colder weather system, this shift might make roads slick but snow accumulations are expected to remain on the lighter side, and while it will be windy and temperatures are set to dip through Tuesday, things look to dry out, maintaining a cooler trend for midweek and the traditional feast day, except a slight chance of light snow persists mainly for the mountains into the weekend.
