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Light Snow Expected For Weekend: Denver Weather
Thanksgiving Week forecast: Snow and freezing drizzle will start up early Saturday, but temps will rise to 50s by Thanksgiving.
DENVER, CO – The weekend weather is predicted to be somewhat moody with temperatures dropping and snow and sleet on Saturday, followed by mild weather Sunday and through Thanksgiving, the National Weather Service said.
Friday night and early Saturday morning, areas of light snow and freezing drizzle will move into northern Colorado behind a cold front. Expect accumulations of an inch or two of snow on the Front Range north of Interstate 70 by morning.
The NWS said "a mix of freezing drizzle and light snow is possible in the lower foothills and plains before sunrise, especially north of Denver."
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Temperatures should drop into the 20s Saturday. Then bounce back up into the 40s and 50s during the rest of the week.
Here's the week-ahead forecast, according to the NWS:
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A slight chance of drizzle between midnight and 3am, then a chance of freezing drizzle. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northeast wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Freezing drizzle likely, possibly mixed with snow, becoming all snow after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 28. East northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 47. South southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 22.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 27.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 53.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 26.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 29.
Thanksgiving Day
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Dry & warm conditions are expected on Friday, with much colder temperatures over the weekend. Light snow is expected Saturday & Saturday night, especially along and near the northern Colorado Border. Sunday looks dry & cool with warmer & drier weather by early next week. #cowx pic.twitter.com/JEbOAbu55K
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) November 15, 2018
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