Denver weather: First flakes of snow spotted in Denver Wednesday morning

Denver’s precocious temperatures volition beryllium 30 degrees colder connected Wednesday than the mild 70 degree-high connected Tuesday. The cooler temperatures brought immoderate snowflakes to the metro area, including astir a half-inch of accumulation successful Greeley. Parts of Denver did spot a fewer flakes Wednesday morning, but it whitethorn not person been capable to number officially.

A fewer flakes ❄ person been reported successful Boulder and Loveland overnight tonight. No accumulation is expected, but it's bully to spot thing much wintry! #cowx https://t.co/pmfe1C4Kjz

— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) November 17, 2021

According to the National Weather Service successful Boulder, Denver volition acquisition 1 of its coldest days successful months, with a precocious of 39 degrees. Overcast skies volition gradually clear, but the temperatures volition lone fall, with a debased of 20 degrees expected downtown and temperatures successful the azygous digits overnight.

Warmer and drier aerial returns Thursday, bringing with it elevated occurrence danger. A precocious of 55 degrees nether a mostly sunny entity is expected successful Denver. The debased volition dip to 33 degrees.

Friday volition beryllium mostly sunny with a precocious of 62 degrees. Winds could gust to 16 mph successful the day earlier temperatures autumn to 34 degrees overnight.

Warm and adust upwind is expected done the play and into aboriginal adjacent week, with conscionable a accidental of airy showers successful the mountains implicit the weekend.