Scattered storms moved into the Denver area Wednesday, with the chance of rain increasing as the day wore on.
At one point, the Weld County Sheriff’s office was reporting storms that carried wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph.
High winds downed a tree in Greenwood Village, the National Weather Service said.
Snow was reported at higher elevations, the service said, mostly above 8,000 feet. Rocky Mountain National Park has seen so much snow that, officials say, snow plows have been running the last couple of days.
There has been two to three feet of drifting snow, low visibility and ice, enough to close Trail Ridge Road. Officials said they hope to have it re-opened by the weekend.
The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning at about 3:20 p.m. for Adams, Morgan and Weld counties. The warning expired at 4:15 p.m.
Weather in the Denver expected to clear up on Thursday, though temperatures should again hover about 60, the service said, with a slow warming trend increasing temperatures to about 70 degrees on Saturday.
The service said the high temperatures along the Front Range will increase from 72 to 79 degrees from Sunday through Wednesday.
The weather service has issued a frost advisory for much of the Western Slope early Thursday, with some areas also falling under a freeze warning.
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