Yesterday’s rain will continue in the Denver Metro area, with moderate to heavy snow showers over the northern mountains and high wind gusts in the plains.
Rain showers will increase in the I-25 corridor and morning showers are expected in Denver before 10 a.m. today with an 80 percent chance of precipitation, according to the National Weather Service. Warm weekend temperatures are cooling off, with a high of 66 degrees and wind gusts up to 34 miles per hour. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low around 43 degrees and wind gusts as high as 31 miles per hour.
Denverites can expect a partly sunny Wednesday with a high of 73 degrees and wind gusts up to 24 miles per hour. Rain showers might return with a 30 percent chance of showers after midnight on Wednesday and a low around 36 degrees with wind gusts as high as 25 miles per hour.
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High winds persist through much of the plains. A high wind warning is in effect for Fort Collins, Briggsdale, Fort Morgan, Limon, Southern Lincoln County, Sterling, Akron, Julesburg and Holyoke until 6 p.m. this evening. Northwest wind gusts may reach 65 miles per hour, and tree damage and power outages are possible. Blowing dust may reduce visibility to less than a quarter mile and traffic will be difficult for high profile vehicles.
Moderate to heavy snow showers will continue in the northern mountains through sunrise. A winter storm warning is in effect until 3 p.m. this afternoon for Rocky Mountain National Park, the Medicine Bow Range, the mountains of Summit County, the Mosquito Range and the Indian Peaks. Additional snow accumulations of 3 to 7 inches with wind gusts as high as 60 miles per hour are expected. Roads may be slick and hazardous at times.
North Park and Grand and Summit Counties below 9000 feet are also under a winter weather advisory until noon today, with additional snow accumulations between 1 to 4 inches and wind gusts as high as 35 miles per hour.
A red flag warning is still in place for Southern El Paso County, including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs, as well as Otero County, including La Junta and the Western Comanche Grasslands, from 11 a.m. this morning to 7 p.m. this evening. Northwest wind gusts may reach 50 miles per hour.