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Denver Colorado Weather Forecast

Last updated by Meteorologist Becky Ditchfield

TODAY:  Partly cloudy, windy and warmer! Gusty foothills winds. A HIGH WIND WARNING will be in effect for the western suburbs of Denver, Fort Collins, the foothills and the Continental Divide until 5 a.m. Thursday. Gusts in the warning area could reach 85 to 100 mph.  Afternoon temperatures above average in the lower 60s downtown. 

TONIGHT:  Gusty winds will continue tonight with clouds increasing, a chance for flurries and overnight lows from 25 to 30 degrees.  Less than half an inch of snow is expected to accumulate, with the chance for flurries continuing through Thursday morning.

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