More cold temperatures are in Denver’s weather forecast ahead of the chance for weekend snow. Tuesday night will stay breezy with wind gusts reaching 20-30 mph in the metro, and over 50 mph at times in the foothills.

Part of Highway 93 is closed on Tuesday afternoon as winter weather blows through the area south of Boulder, near Eldorado Springs.

Today’s forecast calls for cloudy skies with a high of 50 and an overnight low of 9, with a 40% chance of snow after 4 p.m. New snow accumulation of less than an inch is possible during the day. Between 4 and 8 inches of new snow accumulation is possible overnight. Snow may be heavy at times.

Highway 93 is closed in both directions between Golden and south of Boulder due to blowing snow that resulted in whiteout conditions.

The following Colorado snow totals have been reported by the National Weather Service for Jan. 20, 2025 as of 2:45 p.m. Monday: Arvada, CO — 1.5 inches at 8:58 a.m. Aurora, CO — 1.5 inches at 7 a.m.

Boulder should see highs in the 30s today with cloudy skies, according to the National Weather Service. Today’s forecast calls for cloudy skies with a high of 39 and an overnight low of 19. Wednesday’s forecast calls for sunny skies with a high of 46 and an overnight low of 27.

Residents in and near Boulder County have experienced their most bitter temperatures of the season in recent days, with temperatures dipping below zero.

By this afternoon, temperatures in the Denver metro will be around the low to mid-30s, with some areas nearing 40 degrees.

High winds are typically associated with winter storms, hurricanes or severe thunderstorms. But on the morning of Jan. 17, 1982, 43 years ago, a fierce windstorm hammered the Front Range of Colorado with gusts you might associate with a mountain top or within the eyewall of a hurricane.

Traffic was flowing on major Colorado roadways Saturday morning despite the snow and ice that settled across the Front Range late Friday, putting many emergency services agencies on accident alert. The Colorado Department of Transportation’s statewide map showed all interstate and major state highways open as of 10:30 a.

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