Election day will be the hottest and driest day of the week

It will be a bright and cool start to our day. There will be a short break between the storms because the next one will hit on Tuesday night.

We’ll see rising clouds over the plains Tuesday afternoon with temperatures in the low to mid 50s. Snow will develop in the mountains west of the Continental Divide by late morning.

This system’s cold front will slide across the Denver metro area in the late afternoon, dramatically dropping temperatures and kicking up winds. Behind, scattered rain showers will develop around midday before quickly changing to snow.

The snow will stay overnight in the city, possibly bringing us the first official snowfall of the season. Snowfall amounts will be minimal in northern Colorado with the Denver metro area piling up about 1 to 3 inches. Heavier snow is likely south and west of Denver. The Wednesday morning commute can be icy, slow-moving and slippery. Stay tuned as we fine-tune the snowfall forecast.

A winter weather advisory is in effect for the Southern Front Range Foothills and parts of the Palmer Divide in Douglas and Elbert counties from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday afternoon. So far, it looks like 5 to 10 inches of new snow will pile up.

This storm will dissipate late Wednesday into Thursday morning. It will be cool Thursday with highs in the 30s in the metro. Look for mid 40s Friday with sunshine and 50s for the weekend!

Election day will be the hottest and driest day of the week

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