(CNN) If you live in Denver, your last-minute summer plans were just canceled.
Residents of the Mile High City will go from experiencing record heat to preparing for a sudden snow storm. The city is expecting a more than 60-degree drop in daily high temperatures, from 101 degrees on Saturday to a predicted 32 degrees on Tuesday. Sunday was kind of hot too, with a high of 97.
Blasts of strong winds with cold fronts, as well as rain and snow, are expected Monday evening, the National Weather Service (NWS) in Denver/Boulder announced in a situation report.
"A drastic change in the weather will occur Monday night and Tuesday, with record or near record heat replaced by wintry conditions, snow, and record cold," NWS said . "Significant snow accumulations can be expected in the Front Range Mountains and Foothills, while the Denver metro area and I-25 Corridor may also see slushy, wet snowfall by early Tuesday morning."
A deep freeze is expected to set in Tuesday night after temperatures in the area drop, according to CNN meteorologist Michael Guy.
aemoosh on September 8th, 2020 at 02:35 UTC »
Currently in Clark, Colorado. Was 88 and beautiful today and we’re expecting a foot of snow tonight and tomorrow morning. While winterizing the cabin, we noticed a wildfire plume behind us. Turns out a 120 acre fire jumped to a 3600 acre fire in a couple of hours this afternoon two miles from our place. Seems like the Forestry Service is banking on the snow as they’re just too behind on other fires to really engage this one.
What an absolute shitshow 24 hours of weather.
SixtyForceDemon on September 8th, 2020 at 02:30 UTC »
The murals at the Denver airport are coming true
DontAsshume on September 8th, 2020 at 01:19 UTC »
also you can't see the mountains from the foothills because wildfire smoke is so bad.