Denver is forecast to see up to 65 hours of below-freezing temperatures this week as a new wave of arctic air and snow hits the city.
Temperatures will fall below freezing around 4 p.m. Monday, starting a streak of frigid weather that isn’t forecast to end until around 9 a.m. Friday, according to National Weather Service forecasters.
Forecasters said temperatures could potentially rise just above freezing around 3 p.m. Thursday, which could cut the city’s below-freezing streak down to 45 hours instead.
NWS forecasters said two waves of snow are expected to fall in the metro area this week: light flurries will dust Denver from Monday night into Tuesday morning and a wave of steadier, heavier snow will hit Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
In total, downtown Denver is forecast to see 2 to 6 inches of snowfall between 5 p.m. Monday and 5 p.m. Wednesday, according to NWS snow forecasts. Other metro area forecasts include:
- 2 to 6 inches at Denver International Airport
- 2 to 6 inches in Arvada, Aurora, Brighton, Northglenn and Parker
- 1 to 6 inches in Centennial, Highlands Ranch, Lakewood and Littleton
- 2 to 7 inches in Broomfield and Golden
The coldest metro area temperatures are expected to hit overnight Wednesday, forecasters said.
Starting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Denver temperatures will hit the single digits and the wind chill will make it feel like temperatures have dropped into the negatives, according to NWS forecasters.
Realtime temperatures will hit a low of 2 degrees below zero in Denver at around 3 a.m. Thursday, which could feel as cold as minus 14, forecasters said.
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