Denver, CO – Colorado wakes to a chilly 35°F this morning under a few passing clouds — calm now, but a shift is brewing. Early sunshine will quickly warm the Front Range into the 70s, yet winds and rising fire danger signal an early sign of changing weather ahead of Veterans Day and the coming weekend.
According to the National Weather Service in Boulder, Tuesday’s Veterans Day will stay mostly sunny and mild near 71°F, but increasing west winds up to 20 mph may elevate fire conditions across the plains. By Wednesday, skies remain partly sunny before a stronger upper system moves toward Colorado late Thursday into Friday, dropping temperatures and introducing the first chance of rain and snow in over a week.
Meteorologists say the potential system could bring scattered rain showers Friday afternoon with a possible rain-to-snow changeover by Friday night — especially in higher elevations west of Denver. Accumulations look light for now, but colder air may linger into the weekend, with highs struggling to reach the upper 40s by Saturday.
For residents planning travel or Veterans Day ceremonies, early week conditions stay favorable. However, those with late-week plans should prepare for gusty winds, slick mountain passes, and the season’s first hint of a winter pattern returning to the Rockies before Thanksgiving.
