DENVER – Fall and winter weather collide in Colorado tonight as a powerful storm moves across the state! Rain and snow in the mountains will continue through Thursday, but the greatest concern may arise Thursday night, when temperatures drop and a widespread freeze or freeze is possible in the Denver metro area and plains. Rain in Denver metro and snow in mountains overnight; Soggy Thursday morning, clear afternoon It will be a soggy start to Thursday with scattered showers during the morning commute. Metropolitan rain and snow in the mountains will continue until midday before skies clear from north to south. Daytime highs will remain below average in the mid to upper 50s in the afternoon. The Broncos-Seahawks game at Empower Field on Thursday night will be cold and windy! You may see some patchy showers moving forward, but skies will clear in time for kickoff. Bundle up because temperatures will drop into the mid to upper 40s by the fourth quarter. Skies will clear quickly Thursday night, allowing temperatures to drop overnight. A widespread freeze or hard freeze is possible Thursday night into Friday morning, prompting a frost watch for the Denver metro area and Eastern Plains until 9 a.m. Friday. Temperatures on Friday will remain cool, with highs mainly in the mid to upper 50s under sunny skies and light winds. Warmer weather returns just in time for the weekend. Highs will reach 70 degrees on Saturday and another mild day is expected on Monday. More clouds could lower temperatures a bit on Sunday, potentially keeping some areas in the 60s and 70s, but the dry weather is expected to remain. Looking ahead to next week, temperatures will remain above normal and mostly dry conditions will continue on Tuesday and Wednesday. The next system worth watching is expected to develop along the West Coast late next week, which could bring another chance for wet weather to Colorado. DENVER WEATHER LINKS: Hourly Forecast | Radars | Traffic | Weather Page | 24/7 Weather Stream Click here to watch Denver7’s live weather stream.
