Denver weather: Cold front brings cooler temps and potential for snow – Denver Gazette

Denver weather: Cold front brings cooler temps and potential for snow  Denver Gazette

Fall weather is beginning to arrive in the Denver-metro areas, so break out those sweaters and scarves. The National Weather Service in Boulder said to expect partly sunny skies Tuesday, with a potential for rain and showers to move in Tuesday evening. The weather service said temperatures are expected to reach a high of 65 degrees, which is roughly a 15 degree temperature swing from Monday’s high of 80 degrees, which was the longest streak of 80+ degree weather for October, the National Weather Service said in a post on X. UPDATE: Denver has now hit 80F this afternoon making this the longest streak of 80F+ on record in October.

#COwx If today’s high tops out at 65, it will be about 20 degrees cooler than the record high for Oct. 13 in Denver, which was last set in 1962, according to weather service archive data. North northeast winds are expected to blow between 6 to 10 mph and will become east to northeast winds by the afternoon, with gusts reaching as high as 17 mph, the weather service said. There is a 30% chance for rain after 3 p.m., according to the weather service, with chances for showers increasing into the evening and peaking late on Wednesday. Increasing cloud coverage and rain, accompanied by this cold front will bring