Colorado weather: mild weekend before snow and cold return

It will be mild and dry this weekend before snow and cold return to the state. Today, daytime high temperatures will be in the upper 40s. We will have mostly sunny skies and dry conditions. 

Sunday, will be even warmer with daytime highs in the upper 50s. Warm, dry, and breezy conditions will lead to heightened fire weather concerns with wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour and low relative humidity. A fire weather watch is in place on Sunday stretching from Castle Rock south through Pueblo. It's important to remember to avoid any burning or outdoor activities that may cause a spark.

If you are heading to the Broncos game on Sunday afternoon the weather should be very nice for December. At kickoff we are expecting 57 degrees and by the end of the fourth quarter it will drop into the 40s with partly cloudy skies.

The work week will start out mild with daytime highs in the low 50s, but a big change comes our way Monday night into Tuesday.  Snow and cold will move into the region. 

Temperatures will drop well below normal with daytime highs only in the 20s and 30s through Friday. At this time, the preliminary snow forecast is only 1-3" for metro Denver mostly Monday night into Tuesday morning.