Denver flirted with a record high temperature on Tuesday as the mercury creeped into the upper 60s just days before the start of winter.
The temperature high reached 67 degrees in some parts of Denver, tying a mark set in 1917, according to the National Weather Service.
Metro Denver should see mostly sunny conditions on Tuesday with light winds, with temperatures dropping to the mid-30s overnight.
Things will cool down a bit on Wednesday and Thursday, with a forecast high of 59 both days and temperatures dropping to 33 at night.
Friday should see highs reach about 57, and then Saturday’s temperatures likely only will reach about 50, with a chance of rain between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. After that, any rain should turn to snow as the overnight low drops below freezing to 31.
The National Weather Service says snow is “likely” in Denver on Sunday — Christmas Eve — with a high of 38 under mostly cloudy skies and an overnight low of 24. The weather service’s forecast does not yet say whether it will be accumulating snow.
The Christmas Day forecast calls for a chance of snow with a high near 35.
