DENVER — You may need to hold onto your hot pumpkin spice latte a little tighter as Colorado’s first fall cold front is sweeping in with rain, wind, and mountain snow.
A cold front is settling over Colorado, bringing temperatures in Denver to just the mid to high 70s on Monday, as winds pick up out of the north and could gust up to 30 mph.
Denver will also see a good chance of thunderstorms, especially in the afternoon and evening. Overnight showers are expected to persist, with light to moderate rainfall anticipated.
However, this outbreak of fall weather will resemble winter in the high country, with mountain snow likely overnight on Monday and into Tuesday, which could result in slick conditions for mountain passes on Tuesday morning.
“Snow levels could reach down to 9000 ft. (with the potential for 8500 ft.) by Tuesday morning. As of right now, the northern portions of the Front Range mountains will receive the bulk of the snow due to favorable upslope flow and better moisture availability. However, if the upper level trough begins to track more southwesterly, the southern portions of the Front Range could receive more snow," National Weather Service forecasters wrote.
Tuesday will be the coolest day of the week, with highs in the upper 50s and lower 60s in Denver, and 30s-50s across the mountains and valleys with widespread rain showers.
Expect temperatures to slowly bounce back to seasonal normals Wednesday and Thursday, before above normal temperatures return by Friday.
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