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Denver weather: Warming Monday toward 60, snow exits

Plus: On this date in Denver weather history

The sun comes back out fully Monday as the snow and cold exit the city and state.

Denver residents can expect mostly sunny skies and a high near 58 Monday, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder. Expect breezy conditions, with a south southwest wind between 9 to 16 mph, becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Light snow showers and windy conditions will continue over the mountains today, the NWS said of its Monday forecast. Accumulations of an inch or two are likely over the ridges, with less in the valleys and foothills.

Wind gusts to 40 mph can be expected in the mountain valleys and over the northeast plains, with 50 mph gusts in the high mountains and Front Range foothills. The mountain snow will end this evening.

On this date in Denver weather history:

In 1913: The 1st marked the start of the heaviest 5-day total snowfall in the city’s history. During this period snowfall totaled 45.7 inches. Starting on the 1st, snow fell intermittently for 3 days and accumulated a little over 8 inches. On the 4th and 5th, an additional 37.4 inches of snow fell.

At Georgetown in the foothills west of Denver even more snow fell, 86 inches over the 5 days with the most, 63 inches, on the 4th. In Colorado, snowfall was heavy along the eastern slopes of the mountains from the Palmer Divide north. High winds during the storm caused heavy drifting, which blocked all transportation. Snow cover of an inch or more from the storm persisted for 60 consecutive days from the 1st through January 29, 1914.

Additional snowfall in December and January prolonged the number of days. This is the third longest period of snow cover on record in the city.

Here’s the full forecast from the National Weather Service.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 59. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 66. South southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Friday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 7 a.m., then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.

Photo Credit: RondaKimbrow (iStock). (RondaKimbrow)
Photo Credit: RondaKimbrow (iStock). (RondaKimbrow)


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