DENVER ( KDVR ) — An extreme cold warning has been issued for areas across Colorado on Tuesday morning as temperatures stay below freezing. If an extreme cold warning sounds unfamiliar, that’s because it is.
An arctic blast swept through Colorado this weekend, bringing snow and freezing temperatures. Some areas saw over a foot of snow while others dipped as low as minus 34 degrees — and the freezing temperatures aren’t over yet.
Denver weather: Temperatures will finally climb above freezing
Temperatures will remain below freezing across Colorado Tuesday morning, causing the National Weather Service to issue an extreme cold warning in some parts of the state. The term is not only uncommon in Colorado, but it’s also new to the NWS.
What is an extreme cold warning?
An extreme cold warning is when temperatures or wind chill reached, or are likely to reach, minus 25 degrees to minus 35 degrees in Colorado.
According to Pinpoint Weather Meteorologist Travis Michels, temperatures usually hit minus 25 degrees, even with wind chill, in the Front Range one to three times a season. Meanwhile, it’s still rare for the colder areas of Colorado, like south of Colorado Springs and Pueblo, to drop to minus 35 degrees.
It’s also rare for the entire state to see subzero temperatures. Michels said that while a town or two may hit temperatures near minus 20-30 degrees, it usually doesn’t happen across the entire state…