The latest weather system exited northeast Colorado on Tuesday, leaving behind a few inches of snow and below average temperatures for the Front Range urban corridor and as much as eight inches of snow for the Front Range mountains. A ridge of high pressure is now moving into Colorado, bringing sunny skies and progressively warmer temperatures to the state through the end of the week.
Denver, Front Range, and Eastern Plains
Cloudy skies hovered over northeastern Colorado for the early part of Tuesday, following an overnight snow event, before the sun came out in the afternoon, quickly melting most of the snow in Denver. Below average temperatures prevailed, though, with highs across the metro area ranging from the low 30's near the foothills to 40 at DIA. Clear skies return to the region on Wednesday, bringing warmer, but still seasonably cool temperatures, with highs reaching the low 50's for most of the metro area. Farther south, warmer air will arrive on Wednesday, with highs reaching the lower 60's in Colorado Springs. Warmer air moving in from the west will keep low temperatures on Wednesday night surprisingly mild (mid to upper 30's), with highs on Thursday warming into the 60's for most of the region. Noticeably milder temperatures will arrive in the Front Range mountains as well, although winds along the Continental Divide will remain brisk.
Northern/Central Mountains
Warmer air has already reached areas west of the Continental Divide, with highs topping 40 for many of the valley areas on Tuesday, making quick work of the fresh snow that fell on Monday. Sunny skies will return on Wednesday as well with valley highs reaching the upper 30's in Summit County (9,000 ft.) to upper 40's in Steamboat (6,600 ft.), and highs near treeline reaching the upper 20's with brisk winds farther east toward the Divide.
Southern/Western Mountains
The most recent storm system did not affect the southern mountains, which have already experienced mild temperatures associated with the high pressure ridge moving into Colorado. High temperatures in Aspen and Telluride were warmer on Tuesday than in all of the Front Range cities. On Wednesday, sunny skies and mild temperatures will create spring skiing conditions once again, with valley temperatures reaching the upper 40's, and higher elevations reaching the 30's.
Medium/Long Range
Spring-like weather will last through the end of the week, with highs on Friday likely to top 70 in Denver. The high pressure ridge begins to break down on Friday, however, as the next storm system is expected to reach Colorado by Saturday night, bringing snow to the mountains.
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