Denver, CO
Arctic cold blast sets in Friday, with wind chills of -30 degrees possible through Tuesday
Bitter cold is right around the corner for Denver, the Front Range and all of the state east of Interstate 25 as an arctic blast moves south into the state Friday evening.
Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Boulder said negative-degree low temperatures are likely through Tuesday and expect wind chills in some areas to get as low as -30 degrees. A wind chill warning goes into effect Friday night and will last until 11 a.m. Tuesday.
The Arctic blast moving in from Montana will reach Colorado’s northern border by Friday afternoon and push into Denver and the plains by the evening.
Denver will see a “warmer” Friday before its arrival with a high of 35 degrees, but “fronts like this are notorious for arriving early, so we`ll continue to monitor that potential,” forecasters said.
Friday night’s low in Denver is set at -5 degrees.
Saturday’s high temperature is 5 degrees, and Saturday’s low is -6 degrees. Sunday’s high is 11 degrees, and Sunday’s low is -4 degrees.
Monday is likely to be the coldest day, with a high of 4 degrees and a low of -7 degrees. Denver could potentially tie the daily record low max temperature on Monday, Jan. 15, which was 2 degrees in 1930, forecasters said.
Each night, wind gusts could be as strong as 30 mph, so there is high confidence that wind chills of -20 to -30 degrees will happen, forecasters said in the wind chill warning.
The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes, forecasters warn.
With the arrival of the cold blast also comes snow, and Denver could see a couple inches of snowfall by Saturday morning. Snow potential in the metro area continues at least slightly through Monday.
In the high country, which won’t be as affected by the arctic blast, heavy snow and wind gusts of up to 70 mph in some areas could cause blowing snow and near-impossible travel conditions.
Up to 18 inches of snow could fall by Saturday during the day, forecasters said in a winter storm warning, but while that snow may taper off Saturday, another round of even heavier snow is likely to develop Saturday night and continue through Sunday.
Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Grand Junction said snowfall in the northern and central mountains could exceed two feet in the second wave of snowfall.
Across the state, weather conditions will become moderate by Tuesday, with sunny forecasts in most areas and above-freezing temperatures returning to Denver.
The first major renovations in Civic Center Park for the first time in 100 years began this week. The City of Denver wants to make the park more inviting for events and people while preserving the area’s history.
The park is a popular spot for concerts, protests, and festivals based on its central location in downtown Denver and also its large lawn space with flowers and concrete paths.
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said the park is in need of a makeover while embracing its past.
“We are both custodians of the history of this place, and we are also caretakers of the future, which means we have to make sure that we make the investments like this to prepare this public space for the next 100 years of events,” said Johnston.
Phase one of the renovations is expected to be complete by Summer 2027.
DENVER — We’re in for a quiet night ahead, staying mostly dry and mild. The waiting game begins as the next system approaches Colorado.
Clouds increase throughout Thursday with cooler afternoon highs in the low 50s.
A complex storm arrives, and with models disagreeing on the details, confidence remains low for snowfall in the metro.
Expect rain to move in first. Pockets of rain and snow are possible later, mainly across higher terrain and areas farther east.
Rain returns Thursday; snow stays mostly in the higher terrain
On Friday morning, rain will continue for most of the metro and plains.
However, the Front Range mountains, foothills, and the Palmer Divide could see snow accumulation.
Precipitation should taper off Friday afternoon as the system weakens and moves east.
Heading into the weekend, dry air returns with temperatures bouncing back to slightly above normal.
We should stay quiet through the weekend.
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DENVER (KDVR) — The Adams County Veterans Memorial, a place built for quiet reflection, was left damaged and vandalized just hours after residents gathered to celebrate Veterans Day.
County leaders say they’re frustrated, and crews are once again being forced to repair a monument that’s been targeted repeatedly since it opened.
The Adams County Veterans Memorial, designed to resemble the World War II battleship USS Colorado, had been covered in flowers earlier this month for Veterans Day.
“We do a great event every Veterans Day,” said Byron Fanning, Adams County’s director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Arts. “You can take a flower and place it at our remembrance wall in honor of somebody that you want to honor that’s important to your life.”
The morning after the holiday, Fanning said he discovered graffiti on the sidewalk, and a park bench soaked in paint. There was also damage to the plumbing system, which now needs to be pumped out.
“It really hurt my heart,” Fanning said.
Fanning described the graffiti as “gibberish” but said photos of it have been blurred while the sheriff’s office investigates.
Most of the cleanup work is already done. Crews removed graffiti that had been sprayed across the walkway and took out a bench for repairs after someone dumped a bucket of paint on it.
And it’s nothing crews aren’t used to. Fanning say this is the tenth time the memorial has been vandalized since it opened in 2023.
“Some of them are small, just a little graffiti on the railings or on some of the structures behind me,” Fanning said. “But some of them have been rather extensive.”
Hoping to protect the memorial as a place to honor those who served, Fanning offered a simple plea to the public.
“Please stop,” he said. “Please show some respect for who this was built to honor, and for those veterans that mean so much to our community. You’re disrespecting them, and it’s not okay.”
Officials estimate the latest cleanup cost about $3,000. The county is working to install security cameras, and the sheriff’s office is increasing nighttime patrols in hopes of preventing future vandalism.
The county is also asking visitors to report any vandalism to law enforcement.
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