Looking ahead to day two of the final lane trial. And the of the final contracts of the lane trial. Marty, it has been windy this week but today is going to take the cake. Morning and quite warm throughout the area. But wind gusts are starting to pick up. 25 plus out near watkins and strasburg. Between 20 and now 80 Miles Per Hour in the foothills, 78 Miles Per Hour in the last minute at the pass. We are looking at record heat today. Current record is 72, ill put it at 72 today. This is sheridan boulevard up to highway 287 through loveland we could see wind gusts up to 60 Miles Per Hour. East of that 40 and 50 Miles Per Hour gusts. This extends all the way onto the plains and up into northwestern parts of nebraska. Wind warnings out for the front range mountains, foothills and down south for gusts up to 100 Miles Per Hour, so amelia, anybody headed west, get ready, the wind is roaring. We are going to feel it on 36, 93, 285 of course and i70. For right now though, metrowide, no major p
Gary and corey with you. Cheryls on assignment. Marty is in the Weather Center and traffic reporter Amelia Earhart joins us, too. Marty, pretty mild this morning . It is amazingly warm out here relatively speaking. Heres why. It is very windy from broomfield into the fort collins area we have seen 25, 30mileperhour winds this morning. Its blowing over 50 Miles Per Hour on berthoud pass. That translates into some extremely warm temperatures. Statewide we are still seeing some of the usual locations get that cold air morning drainage and going below zero. Look in Northern Colorado from broomfield to erie, boulder up through fort collins and loveland we are in the 40s this morning because of down sloping chinook winds. At the greeley airport it is 7 above zero. These warm temperatures are gonna be confined to this morning and this afternoon because this afternoon the that brings in cooler air. You are gonna see temperatures drop off this afternoon and the winds gonna kick up out of the no
Where there is a lot of bronco spirit. Firestone is the site of todays bronco magnet giveaway. We will get to that in just a minute. First, a little after 6 00. Breaking news to tell us about. A person was shot in the leg during a carjacking near sheridan boulevard and kentucky avenue. This all happened about 3 30 this morning. As of now Denver Police have a vague description of the two suspects involved, but they do have a vehicle description. They are looking for the victims car, a white Chevy Silverado with the license plate number qeu389. If you see the car, call Denver Police. Do not approach it. All right. Good morning everybody. Happy orange friday. We are all decked out getting ready for the big game. We are going to get to our broncos coverage in a minute. First we want to get prepared for the day ahead. Thats right. Its a friday. Amelia will give us a look at the commute. First. Meteorologist Marty Coniglio is here. Today is when we see the weather take a turn . A couple of g
Really nice day today. Okay. Nobody really likes wind all that much, but it does make you relatively warm. It also keeps us from having any wood burning restrictions again today. Current wind gusts pretty impressive. Longmont 26 miles per hour. Broomfield at 40. Running between 20 and 45 in most foothills locations. I have seen some 60mileperhour gusts at berthoud pass. So again its really windy coming over the top of the continental divide. That pushed temperatures in the 40s in the metro area already. We have some snow going on in the northern and Central Mountains as well as the yampa valley. Craig is reporting snow. Kremlin light snow. Snowing in rifle and leadville. A stronger storm comes in for the mountains tonight and another one monday. Temperatures in the midto upper 50s. Finish off a work week. It really is. An awesome way to finish off the week. At least the denver drive puts a smile on your face this morning. If you are headed up to the high country, snow coming down. No c
Miss out on the health care deadline. In floyd hill, a backup has formed going to the high country. A full report on traffic in just a bit. Crews are on scene at a structure fire in denver. We want to show you a picture from our viewer harrison fox. Hurt. Well bring you more information and additional pictures as they become available. A standoff situation turns deadly in larimer county. The deputies responded to a call on north timber park road. A man was holding a woman hostage. They opened fire killing the suspect and the woman involved was not hurt. Were bracing for snow and the possibility of a major winter storm in colorado. Will break down the day, and todays today is a transitional day . It will be in the mid to upper 50s and later this afternoon, a chance of rain and snow on the front range with colder temperatures. This will be a one two punch as it goes, we have one storm making its way with the high country and along the i 0 stretch. Travel advisories are in effect and diff