Look for increasing clouds this evening across the Front Range. Overnight lows will be very mild, only dropping into the low to mid 40s around the Denver metro.
We'll have plenty of sunshine early Wednesday morning with increasing clouds after the lunch hour. That won't stop temperatures from skyrocketing into the mid to upper 70s. In fact, Wednesday be the warmest day of the week, so get outside and enjoy.
A few scattered rain and snow showers will be possible in the High Country Wednesday afternoon and evening, especially north of I-70.
It stays mild Thursday, but the winds will kick up quite a bit. This will prompt fire concerns as a Fire Weather Watch will be in effect for the Denver metro and Eastern Plains Thursday afternoon. Look for gusts up to 40 mph and humidity values less than 10-percent. A few showers will be possible along the I-25 corridor later Thursday afternoon and evening.
Our next storm will hit the metro area late Thursday into Friday and it's going to get quite a bit colder and wetter. A strong cold front will swing into the state, dramatically dropping temperatures from the 70s Thursday to the upper 30s to low 40s Friday.
It looks like the Denver metro area will see a few scattered rain showers Thursday evening with a rain/snow mix likely Friday into Saturday morning. So far, it looks like an inch or two of slushy snowfall on the grasses and rooftops.
The mountains will see scattered snow showers starting late Wednesday night, continuing off and on through Saturday morning. Some areas could see between 5 and 10 inches of spring snow. Great powder for Easter weekend skiers and snowboarders. We'll be fine tuning the expected snowfall accumulation as the storm gets closer.
Colorado's skies will gradually clear on Easter Sunday, with highs in the low 60s, so a bit warmer and drier for those egg hunts!
Seasonal temperatures and sunshine stick around into early next week.
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