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Every forecast across Metro Denver,
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Official National Weather Service forecasts, snow, hail, wind and wildfire smoke — for the Mile High City and the Front Range, from Brighton and Broomfield south to Castle Rock, east across the plains to Elizabeth and Kiowa, and west up I-70 to Idaho Springs, Georgetown and South Park.

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10
Counties
3.0M
Residents
5,280 ft
Mile High
Oct–May
Snow Season

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Metro Counties

Guide · 10 counties
Core
Denver
Downtown · LoDo · Capitol Hill · Stapleton
West
Jefferson
Lakewood · Arvada · Golden · Evergreen
Southeast
Arapahoe
Aurora · Centennial · Littleton · Englewood
North
Adams
Thornton · Westminster · Brighton · Commerce City
South
Douglas
Highlands Ranch · Castle Rock · Parker · Lone Tree
North Metro
Broomfield
Broomfield · Interlocken
East Plains
Elbert
Elizabeth · Kiowa · Simla
South Park
Park
Bailey · Fairplay · Alma
I-70 Corridor
Clear Creek
Idaho Springs · Georgetown · Empire
Gaming Towns
Gilpin
Black Hawk · Central City · Rollinsville

In-Town Neighborhoods

Services · inside the Mile High City

Cities & Suburbs

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Along the Highways

Guide · Drive smart
Interstate
I-25
The spine — the north metro through downtown and the Tech Center south to Castle Rock and the Palmer Divide
Interstate
I-70
The mountain road — Bennett and the plains through downtown, then up the hill past Idaho Springs and Georgetown to the tunnel
Interstate
I-76
The northeast run — off I-70 at Arvada through Commerce City to Brighton and the South Platte
Interstate
I-225
The east side — I-25 at the Tech Center north through Aurora to I-70
Interstate
I-270
The connector — I-25 north of downtown east to I-70 past Commerce City
Corridor
E-470 · Beltway
The toll beltway — Castle Rock's doorstep north around Aurora and DIA to Thornton
Corridor
US-285 · South Park
Denver southwest past Conifer and Bailey over Kenosha Pass to Fairplay

The Denver Weather Story

Alerts & Climate
Services · Oct–May
Snow & Upslope
An east wind pushes moist air up against the Front Range and it snows hardest here, not in the mountains — the March 2003 storm buried the foothills under seven feet. Totals by county, from NWS Boulder.
Warning · May–Aug
Hail & Storms Live
The Denver Convergence zone and the Palmer Divide make the metro one of the hail capitals of the country — the May 2017 storm was the costliest in Colorado history.
Warning
Wildfire & Smoke Soon
Downslope wind off the foothills in a dry winter is how the Marshall Fire burned a thousand homes in December 2021 — red flag warnings and smoke across the metro.
Services
Chinooks & Wind Soon
Downslope chinooks can lift the temperature forty degrees in an hour, and the foothill wind events gust past 100 mph at Golden and Boulder.
Recreation
The I-70 Mountain Corridor Soon
Chain law, Eisenhower Tunnel weather, and the forecast for Idaho Springs, Georgetown and the Fourteeners above Clear Creek.
Guide
Climate & Records
Normals, records and long-term trends across all ten counties — and the 300-days-of-sunshine claim, checked.