Denver weather: Snow and blast of frigid air expected Wednesday

Denver is successful for a mild and wide weekend, but first, a midweek tempest that volition bring snowfall and acold aerial is headed our mode Wednesday.

❄️Various Winter Weather Headlines Today! Mountain snowfall volition proceed done Thursday PM. Snow volition make crossed the municipality corridor & plains Wednesday day and proceed Wednesday night; 1 to 5" of snowfall volition beryllium possible.
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— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) January 5, 2022

According to the National Weather Service successful Boulder, Denver volition deed 40 degrees nether sunny skies connected Wednesday earlier the upwind turns. Near 30 mph upwind gusts volition bring snowfall into the area, chiefly hitting downtown aft 5 p.m. with astir a half-inch accumulating earlier the prima sets. Overnight temperatures volition plunge to 2 degrees with upwind chill values arsenic debased arsenic 7 degrees beneath zero. There’s a 90% accidental of snowfall with accumulations up to 2 inches successful the Mile High City.

The heaviest upland snowfall volition autumn northbound of Interstate 70 Wednesday afternoon, with different 12 to 30 inches accumulating implicit the highest regions earlier the tempest ends precocious Thursday. Strong winds could make blizzard conditions successful the hills. Out connected the prairie, the heaviest snowfall is expected northbound of U.S. Highway 34, wherever 3 to six inches of snowfall volition fall.

Snow volition wrapper by daybreak connected Thursday, but the upwind volition bent around. Meaning Thursday’s sunny and 30 degrees precocious could person upwind chill values arsenic debased arsenic antagonistic 5 degrees. Temperatures volition autumn to 21 degrees overnight, with winds inactive gusting implicit 15 mph.

Friday volition statesman a play warm-up with a precocious of 56 degrees and sunny skies.