The City of Denver is extending its severe weather shelter activation into next week. Denver’s Department of Housing Stability activated its Cold Weather Shelter plan on Dec. 30 and has extended it until at least 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21.
The shelters initially had been activated through Jan. 13.
According to CBS Colorado First Alert Weather meteorologists , this extension coincides with an arctic blast that will bring temperatures 20 to 40 degrees below average and a chance for snow.
An arctic front will arrive Friday evening bringing a surge of cold air and a shift in the winds. Denver is looking at a 72+ hour period beginning Saturday with temperatures in the single digits (maybe some low teens if we are lucky) and below 0 degrees. Wind chills will range from — 10 degrees to -20 degrees at times…