80s to give way to rain and snow

The mercury hit 82 degrees today shattering a our record high by 6 degrees! Now the bottom is set to fall out as we head into the day tomorrow. Latest forecasts looking good for finally getting some much needed moisture up and down the front range, some of that coming in the form of snow. This time of year it starts getting difficult to predict snow totals as so much hinges on how fast rain turns to snow, and accounting for warmth in the ground after weeks of above seasonal highs. With overnight lows in the 20s Sunday night (a whopping 55 degrees cooler than this afternoon's highs!) rain should eventually turn to snow and some accumulation is expected in the city. Many of the mountain communities are already under winter weather alerts as heavy snow and driving wind is expected to pummel locations to our west. I will wait another shift before getting too specific about snow amounts in the city, so for now just prepare for big changes in our weather over the next 12 to 24 hours!