A chilly Saturday will bring light snow to Colorado’s mountains as fog returns across the Front Range and Denver area, according to the National Weather Service.
The entire state will see frigid temperature highs below freezing on Sunday, according to a NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook. Denver has expanded its cold-weather shelters through Wednesday.
“Roads are looking slick this morning, with areas of snow and ice on mountain roads and across the eastern plains,” NWS forecasters said Sunday. “Ski traffic looks to be abundant but steadily moving.”
Light snow that started Saturday night will wrap up in the mountains Sunday afternoon, according to the Hazardous Weather Outlook.
Denver was also dusted with snow Saturday night, and forecasters said Denver International Airport, Aurora and Brighton could see more light accumulation Sunday morning. DIA reported half an inch of fresh snow at the airport at 5 a.m. Sunday.
Snow will return to the mountains and Denver area around 11 p.m. Monday, increasing in intensity overnight and into Tuesday morning, according to NWS forecasters.
Denver will see overnight temperature lows in the single digits on Tuesday while the mountains and higher-elevation foothills could see sub-zero temperatures, forecasters said in the Hazardous Weather Alert.
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