Overview
- Denver logged its second-warmest December on record with seven daily records and 21 days more than 6 degrees above normal, according to the National Weather Service.
- Colorado Springs tied its warmest mean December on record and Pueblo set five daily high records as the region’s unusual warmth extended into early January.
- Highs will reach the 60s across the Denver metro this weekend, with Sunday near record territory and overnight lows generally staying above freezing.
- A Fire Weather Watch is in effect Sunday from late morning to late afternoon for the Front Range, foothills, Denver metro and the I-25 corridor due to gusty downslope winds and low humidity.
- Winter Weather Advisories brought roughly 2–12 inches of mountain snow and the Avalanche Information Center issued a special advisory for higher danger in the Park Range and the Ruby and Ragged Mountains, with another light mountain snow chance late Sunday into Monday and a cooler, wetter pattern likely mid-week.