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Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued For Denver Area Amid Bitter Cold

A bitter cold will plunge temperatures in the Denver metro area to the single digits. More snow is in the forecast.

The National Weather Service said a bitter cold would grip the city and suburbs Tuesday, forecasting highs in the single digits across most of the plains. With the windchill, temperatures in the area Tuesday morning were nearly 20 degrees below zero.
The National Weather Service said a bitter cold would grip the city and suburbs Tuesday, forecasting highs in the single digits across most of the plains. With the windchill, temperatures in the area Tuesday morning were nearly 20 degrees below zero. (Amber Fisher, Patch)

DENVER, CO — Another hazardous weather outlook was issued Tuesday for the Denver metro as a biting cold and more snow come to Colorado, which could make for slick roads.

The National Weather Service said a bitter cold would grip the city and suburbs Tuesday, forecasting highs in the single digits across most of the plains. With the windchill, temperatures in the area Tuesday morning were nearly 20 degrees below zero.

Light mountain snow was expected to continue, with flurries elsewhere. However, snow is expected to redevelop Tuesday afternoon and evening, with light accumulations.

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"The highest snowfall totals will be across the I-70 mountain corridor and into Rocky Mountain National Park where slick travel conditions are likely this evening and overnight," the weather service warned.

The region will likely see light snow through Wednesday night as cold temperatures linger through Thursday. The mountains could see up to 10 inches of additional snow, with lower totals in the foothills and plains.

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The snow will likely stop falling Thursday morning, and temperatures will gradually warm Friday and into the weekend.

The hazardous weather outlook applies to the following areas:

  • Jackson County Below 9000 Feet
  • West Jackson and West Grand counties above 9,000 feet,
  • Grand and Summit counties below 9,000 feet
  • South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/Northwest Boulder counties above 9,000 feet
  • South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park counties above 9,000 feet
  • Larimer and Boulder counties between 6,000 and 9,000 feet
  • Jefferson and West Douglas counties above 6,000 feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties below 9,000 feet
  • Central and Southeast Park County
  • Larimer County below 6,000 feet/Northwest Weld County
  • Boulder and Jefferson Counties below 6,000 Feet/West Broomfield County
  • North Douglas County below 6,000 feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County
  • Elbert/Central and East Douglas counties above 6,000 feet-
  • Northeast Weld County
  • Central and South Weld County
  • Morgan County
  • Central and East Adams and Arapahoe counties
  • North and Northeast Elbert County below 6,000 feet/North Lincoln County
  • Southeast Elbert County below 6,000 feet/South Lincoln County
  • Logan County
  • Washington County
  • Sedgwick County
  • Phillips County

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