DENVER — Colorado’s latest temperature forecast updated on Friday afternoon shows even colder conditions expected as a major Arctic air mass — only seen once or twice a year — takes aim, bringing extreme wind chills over a prolonged period of time across the state, including in the Denver metro area.
The plunge in temperatures and dangerous wind chills are the main concern to weather forecasters, but the storm system will dump upwards of three feet of snow in some Colorado mountain communities.
Multiple winter weather alerts have already been issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) in Boulder, including a wind chill warning for the entire Denver metro area, Urban Corridor and Colorado’s eastern plains.
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Saturday, January 13
12:01 p.m. | Wind chill readings | Overnight lows dropped well below zero across much of the plains overnight with dangerous wind chill reading as low as -40°.
10:58 a.m. | Airport operations | More than 115 flights at Denver International Airport are delayed and 16 have been canceled, according to flightaware.com
6:17 a.m. | Castle Rock on accident alert
ACCIDENT ALERT: @crgov is currently on Accident Alert. This means CRPD will only respond to crashes with injuries, those w/ disabled vehicles, DUI/DUIDs, hit-and-runs & when drivers don't have license/insurance/registration. Please exchange info and file a report online w/ CSP. pic.twitter.com/nQbZIsRpKI
— Castle Rock Police Department (@CRPoliceCO) January 13, 2024
6:08 a.m. | Road closure | Interstate 70 eastbound was closed at Vail Pass due to safety concerns, according to CDOT. Eastbound I-70 was also closed in Frisco at exit 203 early Saturday.
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Friday, January 12
9:59 p.m. | TRAFFIC | Westbound I-70 is back open between Silverthorne and State Highway 9.
9:22 p.m. | TRAFFIC | Westbound Interstate 70 is closed between Silverthorne and State Highway 9 due to a crash.