Snow & Coldest Air In Nearly 2 Years Heading Toward Denver

By Chris Spears

DENVER (CBS4) - A blast of arctic chill will ooze into Colorado this week behind a strong cold front that had already entered northern parts of the state of as early Monday afternoon.

Temperatures will drop below freezing Monday night and likely stay there until Friday with overnight lows dropping below zero by sunrise on Thursday.

Denver and the lower elevations will see some snow by late Tuesday and early Wednesday, but the heaviest totals will stay in the mountains.

Watch the latest forecast from Colorado's Weather Center:

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