Denver weather: Rain and snow ahead; Pinpoint Weather Alert Day Friday
DENVER (KDVR) — Clouds will increase throughout the day on Wednesday with mild temperatures, but a change is coming. Rain and snow arrive Thursday into Friday in the Denver weather forecast.
Friday will be a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day, as the storm could affect the morning commute. Travel advisories are in place late Thursday into early Friday for the foothills and mountains.
Weather today: Building clouds
Clouds will slowly increase on Wednesday with a small chance for a mountain snow shower and an evening sprinkle along the plains.
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Highs on Wednesday will be above average in the upper 50s.
Weather tonight: Cloudy skies
Clouds continue to increase through Wednesday night with mild lows that dip into the lower 30s.
Looking ahead: Pinpoint Weather Alert Day
Thursday has cloudy skies and cooler temperatures in the upper 40s. Snow will arrive after noon on Thursday in the mountains and foothills, with rain showers in the Front Range in the early evening.
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Friday will be a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day. Denver will see a swap to snow overnight and into Friday morning. Roads could be slushy to slick for the drive early Friday, then roads turn wet later in the day.
Snow will then taper off into early Friday afternoon. While the details are still uncertain for Denver, some accumulation is expected.
Higher totals are expected in the foothills and mountains. The foothills have a winter storm watch in effect and could see several inches of accumulation. The Palmer Divide could as well.
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Highs in the upper 30s on Friday will also allow for partial melting.
More melting continues over the weekend with mostly sunny skies on Saturday as highs hit the low 50s. Sunday is even warmer with temperatures in the low 60s and mainly sunny skies. Don’t forget to turn your clocks forward for the start of daylight saving time on Sunday morning.
The abundant sunshine sticks around for the start of next week with highs staying in the lower 60s.
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