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Colorado weather: Freezing temps continue, another wave of snow incoming

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1 year ago

February 20, 2025

Colorado weather: Freezing temps continue, another wave of snow incoming

Another wave of snow is headed for Colorado as the streak of below-freezing temperatures continues across the state, according to the National Weather Service.

Downtown Denver and the Denver International Airport are forecast to see between 2 and 5 inches of snow Thursday night and Friday morning, NWS forecasters said. Other snow forecasts include:

Up to 5 inches in Aurora, Brighton, Castle Rock, Centennial, Littleton, Northglenn and Parker
Up to 6 inches in Broomfield, Highlands Ranch and Lakewood, and along U.S. 40’s Rabbit Ears Pass
Up to 7 inches in Arvada and Golden and at Floyd Hill
Up to 8 inches at the Eisenhower and Johnson Tunnels, Loveland Pass, Vail Pass, Copper Mountain and Keystone Ski Area Summit
Up to 10 inches in northern Colorado’s Park Range Mountains, including Mount Zirkel, and Jefferson County’s Coal Creek Canyon
Up to 12 inches along Berthoud Pass and Rollins Pass, mountain passes in the Rocky Mountains west of Denver

Most of the southern Front Range, foothills and western suburbs of Denver will see between 3 and 7 inches of snow, according to a NWS Winter Weather Alert.

Snow will start as early as 3 p.m. Thursday and continue through 8 a.m. Friday, forecasters said in the alert. The winter weather could make both the Thursday evening and Friday morning commutes “hazardous.”

Denver will see warmer weather Thursday than Wednesday, when the morning cold hit record lows, but temperatures aren’t expected to rise above freezing, forecasters said.

The streak of below-freezing weather started at 5 p.m. Sunday and is forecast to break at about 11 a.m. Friday, according to NWS forecasters. That’s nearly 115 hours of frigid temperatures.

Temperatures across parts of the Eastern Plains, which remained dangerously low Thursday morning and aren’t expected to rise above 15 degrees during the day, will remain below-freezing until about 3 p.m. Thursday, forecasters said.

The worst weather will hit the northeastern plains, especially along the Colorado border. Though forecasters said no snow is expected, windchill temperatures will feel as cold as minus 6 degrees during the day and minus 10 overnight.

Temperature highs will return to the mid-50s Saturday in Denver and climb into the 60s by Monday, with warmer and sunny weather expected through at least Wednesday.

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Suddenly hazy skies in Denver prompt some residents concerned about wildfire smoke to call 911

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9 hours ago

March 26, 2026

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Suddenly hazy skies in Denver prompt some residents concerned about wildfire smoke to call 911

Updated on: March 26, 2026 / 4:38 PM MDT
/ CBS Colorado

Some people who live in the Denver metro area on Thursday afternoon were making calls to 911 after skies became noticeably hazy and winds kicked up. It was due to smoke from wildfires in Nebraska moving into Colorado. A cold front also was moving through the Front Range, and there is dust in the air.

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The poor air conditions led to reduced visibility downtown after 3 p.m. Several of CBS Colorado’s City Cams showed dust or smoke in the air.

Temperatures were expected to drop by as much as 20 to 30 degrees with the cold front.

The suddenly dusty skies prompted at least one fire agency to put out a plea to residents to please only call 911 “if you see flames.” That warning was put out by South Metro Fire Rescue, which shared a photo on X of an office building with haze visible outside.

South Metro Fire Rescue said in their post that the smoke is from Colorado’s neighbor to the east. They called it a “significant haze” in the air.

Earlier this month, the Morrill Fire and the Cottonwood Fire burned a significant amount of Nebraska grassland and ranchland. They have mostly been contained by firefighters. Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen said those two fires combined with several others have burned approximately 800,000 acres of land. On Thursday, Pillen announced that he is signing several executive actions intended to ease the burden caused by the fires.

There were no wildfires burning in the Denver metro area on Thursday afternoon.

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Colorado homicide suspect wanted in fentanyl-related death arrested in Colombia

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21 hours ago

March 26, 2026

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Colorado homicide suspect wanted in fentanyl-related death arrested in Colombia

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) – A homicide suspect based out of Colorado, wanted in a fentanyl-related death, is back in the state after being captured in Colombia.

The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) said 33-year-old Max Arsenault had been on the run since January 17.

Deputies said this stemmed from an incident in May 2023, where deputies responded to a call for a man named Nicholas Dorotik, who was found unresponsive.

ACSO said the cause of death was a mixed drug overdose involving meth and fentanyl, having about three times the lethal amount of fentanyl in his system.

One year later, Arsenault was arrested. He was scheduled for trial in January 2026 when deputies said he fled the country while on bond three days before the trial was set to start.

He was caught in Medellin, Colombia, on March 4, following a two-month international investigation. He has since been extradited back to Denver, where he is facing charges and awaiting trial.

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Man found dead in Colorado’s Black Canyon of the Gunnison

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March 25, 2026

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Man found dead in Colorado’s Black Canyon of the Gunnison

A deceased male was found at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park on the morning of March 24, according to the Montrose County Sheriff’s Office. Upon arriving at the scene around 8:40 a.m., deputies talked with possible witnesses and determined that a deceased male was located in the canyon. The man’s body was below […]

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