Dangerous Cold

A *wind chill warning* remains in effect for most of Colorado today, including the greater Denver metro area. According to the National Weather Service a secondary surge of colder air may help keep temperatures even colder than previously expected. The current temperature is 8 below zero, and is not expected to climb much higher than that today. Tonight temperatures will be approaching record lows with -20 forecast for Denver. Areas with clearing and protected from the wind could see temps drop even lower. With wind chills near -40 today and tonight, the NWS warns frostbite on exposed skin is possible within 5 - 10 minutes. Below are images of the current temperatures and wind chills in the U.S. One can only imagine what these maps will look like tonight...

Temperatures will start to moderate a bit come Thursday, but will remain on the cool side through the weekend. Our next chance for snow looks to be Sunday into Monday, with another arctic blast possible. Still way to far out to have any confidence in this at this time.

Storm Update

Unfortunately it looks like the low is going to track too far to the south to give us the best shot at impressive snow totals. That said, the snow, cold, and wind have settled in and will not be going anywhere in a hurry. Especially the frigid temperatures. While we will likely see light snow continue off and on into Tuesday, it is the sub-zero temperatures that we will really need to watch.

Low tonight: -5 (wind chill -20 to -30)

Tuesday Hi: 0

Tuesday Lo: -19 (wind chill -30)

Wednesday Hi: 9

Wednesday Lo: -4

These images are from the Weather Channel and the NWS respectively. The first showing the current weather with the low tracking south of Colorado, and the second showing the latest snowfall predictions for the region.

For more on the storm and record cold, please see yesterday's post. Stayed tuned for updates on the storm, and edits to the going snowfall forecast if necessary!