COLORADO — A significant cold front is set to blow through Colorado beginning Monday afternoon and continuing through Tuesday, bringing a dramatic shift from warm and breezy Sunday conditions to rain, mountain snow, and much colder temperatures. The front sweeps through Cheyenne Monday afternoon, Denver Monday evening, and southern Colorado Monday night, with north winds gusting 35 to 45 mph behind the front. Snow levels will drop to 6000 feet by midnight Monday and as low as 5500 feet by Tuesday morning as a trough of low pressure approaches from the west.
Warm and Breezy Sunday Turns Stormy Monday Ahead of Cold Front Passage
Sunday will feel warm with temperatures in the 70s and low 80s including the Western Slope, but winds will already be in the 15 to 25 mph range ahead of the approaching cold front. Widely scattered showers and a couple of thunderstorms are possible along Cheyenne Ridge on Sunday afternoon, though most of the region will stay dry.
Monday brings increasing storms and showers ahead of the cold front, with winds strengthening significantly through the day. Winds ahead of the front will gust to 35 mph broadly, with mountain wave development on the Divide pushing gusts over 50 mph across the foothills and higher terrain.
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