![]() That’s why we have initiatives to plant trees, put green roofs on buildings, things like that to kind of tone that down a bit.Ī pretty full parking lot at the University of Denver. ![]() So, it’s just hotter in urban areas because of all the concrete, asphalt and hard surfaces that we humans create. In a more natural setting, like an area with vegetation, the heat’s reflected or taken up by the plants and used for energy. So, in an urban area where you’ve got a lot more concrete, a lot more hard surfaces that absorb the sun, it makes the ground hotter, which turns around and warms the air above it. GH: If you’re looking at a parking lot versus grass or natural vegetation, that parking lot will heat up more in the sun. Some of the increase could be due to the urban heat island effect, where you’ve got more pavement and paved surfaces, but overall we’re in a pretty arid and dry, almost high desert environment anyways, so it’s mostly due to climate change. The West is getting hotter and dryer and we’re seeing that in the records. How has the heat in Denver changed over the years? This interview has been edited for clarity.ĭM: So, tell me a little bit about Denver’s heat increase. More snow is likely in Colorado for multiple days starting Monday.Union Station offers a way to cool off on a very hot afternoon, June 16, 2021. Gradual warming will occur for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday before another winter storm approaches next week. Long range models suggest Denver could go at least 10 weeks straight with more snow coming next week and into the first week of March. Once snow is officially observed at DIA on Wednesday, it will mark the eighth consecutive week with snow in the city. Temperatures will also be cold on Thursday with morning lows in the single digits and teens and afternoon highs only in the 30s. The snow will end long before the Thursday morning commute but many roads will continue to be snowpacked and icy. The Winter Park area and the Rocky Mountain National Park region are also part of the advisory. That stretch is under a Winter Weather Advisory from 2 p.m. ![]() In between, the mountains will get 4 to 8 inches on average with higher amounts east of Vail Pass including I-70 between Georgetown and Copper Mountain. Most of the Eastern Plains will be lucky to see 1-2 inches and it's the same story for lower elevations on the Western Slope. And then mot of Northern Colorado including Fort Collins and Loveland as well as the Denver metro area east of I-25 including Aurora, Brighton, and Commerce City should see 3 to 6 inches of snow. Farther east, locations between the base of the foothills and I-25 including Lakewood, Littleton, Arvada, and Longmont should see 4 to 8 inches. (source: CBS)Īreas such as Conifer, Evergreen, Black Hawk/Central City, Nederland, and Estes Park should see 6 to 12 inches of snow. During the evening, snowfall rates could reach 1 inch per hour especially in the foothills of Jefferson, Boulder, and Larimer Counties where the highest snow totals are expected. and will then gradually end through the late night hours. The heaviest snow in the Denver metro area should fall between 5 p.m. for the metro area and continues through 5 a.m. DENVER (CBS4) - Snowy, slick, and very slow travel will plague the evening commute on Wednesday prompting a First Alert Weather Day for Colorado's Front Range.
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