DENVER — Showers and thunderstorms will gradually diminish in the mountains and western valleys early Thursday. Light rain and cool conditions will continue for Denver and the eastern plains. Morning lows will be mostly in the 40s across the state.
Some showers will linger in the Denver area in the early morning, but to the west skies will be clearing over the mountains. By midday, skies will begin to clear over the Denver area, while some showers will linger across the eastern plains.
Temperatures will still be cool Thursday afternoon, with highs in the mid-to upper 60s in the Denver area and upper 50s to low 60s farther to the east. The mountains will be in the 60s with 70s in the Grand Junction and Montrose areas. Autumn will begin officially at 7:03 PM on Thursday.
Skies will be sunny on Friday and set the stage for a really nice first weekend of autumn! Friday through Sunday should be dry, warm and very pleasant! Highs will be in the low to mid-80s through the weekend for lower elevations and in the 60s to low 70s in the mountains.
The weather looks terrific for the Broncos game Sunday night with clear skies and mild temperatures in the middle 70s at kickoff.
The annual golden display of aspen will be putting on a pretty good show this weekend for the northern mountain areas. The short, but beloved, leaf peeping season has begun. The leaves will peak in colors in the northern and central mountains over the next two weeks. Click here for our leaf peeping guide.
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