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Denver, Colorado – Colorado moves into the Feb 5–9 period under a milder-than-normal and mostly dry weather pattern, bringing a break from more active winter conditions and limiting the risk for widespread snow across much of the state. While winter remains firmly in place in the high country, the dominant story will be above-normal temperatures, especially east of the Continental Divide.
According to the National Weather Service and NOAA outlooks, a broad ridge of high pressure building over the western and central U.S. will allow warmer air to spread into Colorado while keeping major storm systems displaced to the north. This setup favors limited precipitation for the Front Range and eastern plains, with only spotty, light snow chances confined mainly to the highest mountain elevations…