The weather will be mild for New Year's Eve revelers tonight but Denver and the high country are expected to see snow tomorrow.
“It might be fairly mild in the evening. Temperatures might hold in the upper 20s to mid-30s in the Denver metro,” said Bob Kleyla, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Boulder. “It could be a lot colder. Last year it snowed New Year’s Eve night.”
Meanwhile, the mountains are expected to receive heavy snow Saturday afternoon, Kleyla said. Snowfall is expected to lessen Saturday night before picking up again Sunday night into Monday with the heaviest precipitation shifting from the southwest to the Northern Mountains.in the mountains Saturday. Slick roads and blowing snow with wind gusts of up to 55 mph could give drivers trouble on all mountain corridors including on Interstate 70 through Summit County, according to the agency.
has issued avalanche watches and warnings for several of the state’s mountain ranges including the Front Range. “Expect very dangerous avalanche conditions to develop as soon as Saturday morning and last to Monday,” the agency Tweeted on Friday.