DENVER — FORECAST BY: 9NEWS Weather Impact Team Meteorologist Cory Reppenhagen
THE FORECAST AT A GLANCE:
The results are in from last week's big snowstorm in Colorado. Almost all of the drought conditions in Colorado have been erased in the latest update to the National Drought Monitor released on Thursday.
Only 10% of the state is still in some form of drought, and that is mostly focused on the Front Range. There is still a patch of level 3 Extreme drought near Fort Collins which saw the least amount of precipitation from last week's storm system.
The next storm system is on our doorstep, but Friday is forecast to be a mild and dry day across the state. A wave of high clouds may roll across the area in the morning but expect the skies to clear in the afternoon hours. Temperatures are forecast to warm into the 50's before sunset.
By Saturday morning, isolated snow showers will develop early in the mountains and last into the nighttime hours. Some parts of the northern mountains could get 1-4 inches of snow above 10,000 feet but the mountain towns will likely just see a dusting.
No meaningful precipitation is forecast on the Front Range Saturday but there could be a few isolated sprinkles of rain near sunset.
A secondary storm will help bring the mountains some more significant snow on Monday night into the day on Tuesday. It does look like the Denver metro area and other parts of the Front Range will have a good chance to pick up some light snow accumulation on Tuesday.
FRIDAY: Partly cloudy and warm, high 56. Partly cloudy overnight, low 30.
SATURDAY: Mostly sunny and seasonal with light mountain snow showers, high 54. Mostly clear overnight, low 29.
SUNDAY: Mostly sunny and seasonal, high 51. Mostly clear overnight, low 27.
MONDAY: Increasing clouds and a bit cooler with late-day shower chances mainly east of Denver, high 53. Partly cloudy overnight, low 28.
TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy and much colder with a chance for snow showers, high 36. Mostly cloudy overnight, low 24.
WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy with gradual clearing, high 37. Partly cloudy overnight, low 22.
THURSDAY: Partly cloudy, high 43. Mostly clear overnight, low 25.
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