reporting live in west denver, andrea flores, cbs4 news. >> thank you. >>> now, we want to get to an update on the dangerous situation in denver. onto i-25. this group has been marching against donald trump since around 5:30 tonight. it started in the streets of downtown denver but has made its way to the interstate. we will continue to monitor this. >>> new developments in the case of a man who killed two bear cubs today. after a three day long trial, jurors in jefferson county found dan evans of evergreen guilty of discharging a firearm and animal cruelty. he said he they went after his dog. prosecutors say it is unlikely williams will get any jail time at sentencing. >>> new at 10:00 tonight, a teenager sentenced to life to prison nearly 20 years ago is now on the verge of freedom. his early release as a result of a supreme court ruling. it was deemed unconstitutional to automatically sentence juvenile killers to life without parol. housed there until the paper work goes through. >> reporter: yeah, karen, that is temporary. he was convicted as a teenager and told he would die behin

reporting live in west denver, dr >> thank you. >>> now, we want to get to an update on the dangerous situation in denver. protesters have made their way onto i-25. this group has been marching against donald trump since around 5:30 tonight. it started in the streets of downtown denver but has made its way to the interstate. we will continue to monitor this. >>> new developments in the case of a man who killed two bear cubs today. found dan evans of evergreen guilty of discharging a firearm and animal cruelty. he said he shot the bears after they went after his dog. prosecutors say it is unlikely williams will get any jail time at sentencing. >>> new at 10:00 tonight, a teenager sentenced to life to prison nearly 20 years ago is now on the verge of freedom. his early release as a result of a supreme court ruling. it was deemed to automatically sentence juvenile killers to life without parol. karen morfitt, he will be housed there until the paper work goes through. >> reporter: yeah, karen, that is temporary. he was convicted as a teenager and told he would die behind bars. that change

it's actually nice this time of we're starting to see the wind picked up if you're heading west out of denver you will hit a pretty gusty west wind as you start to climb the foothills toward the continental divide. need a good grip on that steering well. no cloud cover over the state except a few high clouds in the west but that is going to change. there is a new storm coming onshore in the pacific northwest and out ahead of it, it has a cold front with a band of snow just about to work its way into salt lake city utah. as we roll through time and get into the overni into colorado and it is going to pick up our wind, drop our temperatures, and some of us are going to see snow. in the big weather segment, i will outline those details for you and get you through your holiday travel. >>> right now, president-elect trump is at his home in south florida but he continues to work on his cabinet appointments. he just appointed one person whom he had previously criticized. weijia jiang has the latest. donald trump's offer to be the u.s. ambassador to the united nations out of a sense of duty. mr. trum

pockets of heavy snow continued to the west. denver will be seeing mostly cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow. the council the mountains will be catching most of the snow fall. live camera at vail pass. check your travel conditions. winds have been strong today. it's going to be a much cooler week than we have had since early april. game. the start time was originally 220 -- public has the nfl flex this game, is now at 6:30 p.m. matchup in prime time. >> more on why the nfl made that decision and also more on what is at stake tonight for the broncos. is always a big deal you play the chiefs. for that reason and always the intense rivalry -- football games. an hour ago, the broncos arriving fresh off the bye week. derek wolfe is back. he is expected to play today. the broncos are 21-6 all-time coming off the bye. it is a game against the chiefs. as you look at the afc west standings, you can see just how close it is. the raiders are in action right that game and tear later this afternoon. either way both of these teams, the chiefs in the

west. denver's 80 this afternoon. breaks the record on this date. of from 1941. it also ties the warmest temperature ever recorded. in the month of november. for denver. that tie goes to 2006. on november 8. so that's a warm temperature we posted today. outside right now. after being in the 80s we're still in the upper 60s and the wind. is taking a turn down. it's still going to be with us. in the strong category ten to 20 miles per hour. look at the readings. 60s. 70s in staple ton. thornton area. across the rest of the front range. temperatures are clearly a little cooler. with 50s and 60s here. still warm 60s in castle rock. 52 georgetown. i want to talk about the wind. it's screaming out of the south and west. over night tonight. you'll see the wind speeds back off. and the front range. notice the direction has changed. we get to about the lunch hour. wind is racing out of the south. then watch what happens. it's after the lunch hour tomorrow. that is key. the wind takes a turn straight the speeds start to race in excess of 20 to 30 miles per hour. >> the rest

and we are also going to experience six to 10 inches of snow just to the west of denver as well. up in the foothills, idaho farther west. as you see on the future cast, i just wanted to show you a snap shot at 7:00 a.m. a few prinkles possible from fort collins to colorado springs. we may have a 20% chance of a few flurries moving on through that will be the morning hours, and clearing up for the broncos' game. snow all throughout western colorado. it lasts throughout the day, so be prepared, especially for travel. if you're going to take advantage of the powder and come back to denver sunday roads. e treacherous on the and this just continues into monday evening. as for our time frame here, by 3:00 tomorrow, we could have six to seven inches of snow, essential along i-07. and then -- i-70. and then up to 10 to 15 inches of snow before all is said and done here out west. the next few days, we're going to be dealing with some pretty tricky weather as we cool things down. tomorrow temperatures starting out in the 30s and getting up rain and flurries. by the timeewe get to the bronc

the last to cool down. 30s at the higher elevations. 30s and 40s to the west. denver forecast tonight. we will see increasing clouds. turning colder. 37 and 35 by morning. we will not warm up much tomorrow. scattered rain and snow showers still cool though. 42 degrees. back in the 50s . and even 6 0z as we head through the weekend. >> we will all be looking out the window going what is this? >>> well, ever wish you could ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, >> the dollar reached its highest mark in 13 years today. still, the dow closed in the red off 54 points. nasdaq eked out a 19-point game. s&p fell three and change. >>> developing now, snap chat may go public. the app's parent company filed paperwork for an ipo. could happen as early as march. snap chat is estimated to be worth up to $25 billion and it is only five years old. billion back in 2013. >> now we know why they waited. >>> colorado makes forbe's list of the best states of business. >> it is fifth on the list. utah number one-third year in a row. north carolina second. meanwhile, west virginia ranked as the worst state for bus

the changes in the last 24 hours for portions out west. denver is 45 degrees colder than it was 24 hours ago. 21 degrees colder up here in bismarck, north dakota. that's obviously associated with an area of low pressure and a winter storm. a blizzard watch for portions of the dakotas, minnesota. this area of low pressure is going western part of the country and move into that colder air. that's where it will add up combined with high winds and colder temperatures for winter weather in that part of the country. pretty chilly conditions for us locally. 79 degrees for saturday. 68 degrees for sunday. note that schefter difference between saturday and sunday. that is associated with a cold front, only a tiny chance of showers. this is also going on on friday. the next generation of weather satellites, those will will be there with coverage. that's 5:42 am on saturday. seven days until thanksgiving. seven days. 34 days to the first day of the start of winter and 38 days to christmas. this year has gone fast. that's a live look at who obey. that's afte

it's not as bad as the north east, but winter weather has also arrived in west denver. some places got a trace of snow, others 2 to 5 inches. milder weather is expected tomorrow with gusty wind returning thanksgiving day making holiday travel a bit dicey. >>> new information tonight, a texas judge blocked the obama administration's new overtime rule from taking effect. that rule would have raised the amount salaried employees have to earn before they are tacks exempt for the rules. more than 4 million workers stood to benefit from the change to take effect december 1st. >>> thanks giving is looking a lot brighter tonight thanks to some of the buccaneers. this is the team's 10th annual turkey time with the o line event. the offensive linemen handed owl full thanksgiving meals at one -- handed out full thanksgiving meals at 1 buc thanksgiving meal all because of tonight's event. >>> he's a singer, songwriter and has rubbed elbows with some of the biggest country singers. >> i bet you know this song by heart, but do you know his name or his connection to dolly parton? >> p

denver, the snow is arriving about a month later than normal. and dave, we're standing in the middle of interstate 70, just west of denver here. we understand there's a 20-car pileup just ahead, but right now, this major interstate is completely shut down. david? >> wow, the pictures bring it back and quickly. clayton, thank you. let's get right to ginger zee, live along the west side highway tonight who is tracking the system. danger? >> breezy here, but this is down right tropical compared to what's happening in the rockies and northern plains. let's look at the maps. winter storm warnings and advisories. that blizzard warning in north dakota and south dakota, that means not just snow, in the order of six-plus inches, but wind. 40 to 50-mile-per-hour gusts will come along with this. they are asking that you do not travel. and the real crunch time is the next 24 hours. so, let's pay attention then to item fra sure drops. dodge city was 87 yesterday. 20 is what it will feel like by tomorrow morning. david? >> incredible swing. ginger zee, thanks. >>> we move on now, to those deadly explosions, one ripping through a downtown bu

in the mountains west of denver, deadly crashes on snowy roads. one major pileup of cars and trucks clogging the interstate. chains are now mandatory. >> it's pretty slippery. and it's pretty dangerous out here. >> reporter: the storm is now shoving aside an unusually warm fall. it was golfing weather yesterday in lincoln, nebraska. yesterday, denver was record hot, 08 degrees. but today, it's only 34 degrees. a 46-degree drop in just 24 hours. and dave, we're standing in the middle of interstate 70, just west of denver here. we understand there's a 20-car pileup just ahead, but right now, this major intersta is completely shut down. david? >> wow, the pictures bring it back and quickly. clayton, thank you. let's get right to ginger zee, live along the west side highway tonight who is tracking the system. danger? >> reporter: david, chilly and breezy here, but this is down right tropical compared to what's happening in the rocki let's look at the maps. winter storm warnings and advisories. that blizzard warning in north dakota and south dakota, th

especially west of denver. up high maybe sop rain and snow showers. lows tonight chilly 30s. from the knot west plateau. through the central mountains. into the southern valley. alamosa below freezing. and 40s. highs tomorrow i mention that north flow. well. we were at 70 degrees today. we'll knock to tkoub ten. and take us to 60 tomorrow. 60s continue all the way to the southeast corner of the state. and a mix of 50s and 60s over the mountains and points west. forecast calls for a possible stray shower. here in denver. i showed you on live radar. better chances are north of the city. 39 degrees for the over night low. tomorrow 60 degrees. it is our coolest day. right back to 70 on thursday. plenty of sunshine. down just a few degrees to end friday. heading swao into the weekend i can't rule out a stray shower on saturday. sunday looks great. at 64. and then a more better chance with a powerful storm coming in monday and tuesday. >> . best chance of rain is monday. a new review suggests many diet reu supplements can harm the live which americans spent 140 million dollars on la

denver area. now, most of the rain is off to the west. some of it moving in the foothills. here in denver it has not hit us yet. come our direction. zoom on in into the denver area north of town heading towards boulder there is rain all of the way up into the red feather lakes area. south of denver you can see near colorado springs, colorado city, close to the areas near lahunta, scattered showers, not filling in too much. off to the west from moveet county down in mesa county. a little more action on out there way where we had rain in had lower elevations. now, exciting to see that. take a look at our future cast. more snow developing in the mountain areas, picking up more. here in den verbimidnight. probably still on the dry side. heading towards the early morning hours and into the rush hour it will start as rain and quickly change over to snow. so, there is the potential for kind of a messy commute to work towards tomorrow have to plan to get up earlier tomorrow. now, the snow is in the high country and that is where we find chris at vail pass, chris those are big fat fl

especially west of denver. up high maybe sop rain and snow showers. lows tonight chilly 30s. from the knot west plateau. through the central mountains. into the southern valley. alamosa below freezing. we will be in the chilly 30s. and 40s. highs tomorrow i mention that north flow. well. we were at 70 degrees today. we'll knock to tkoub ten. and take us to 60 tomorrow. 60s continue all the way to the southeast corner of the sta and a mix of 50s and 60s over the mountains and points west. forecast calls for a possible stray shower. here in denver. i showed you on live radar. better chances are north of the city. 39 degrees for the over night low. tomorrow 60 degrees. it is our coolest day. it's seasonal for this time of the year. right back to 70 on thursday. plenty of sunshine. down just a few degrees to end friday. heading swao into the weekend i can't rule out a stray shower on saturday. sunday looks great. and then a more better chance with a powerful storm coming in monday and tuesday. >> . best chance of rain is monday. to keep our communities safe, we need a district att

west. the snow is piling up in the rockies. snowing near denver, west of denver and 41. birmingham 61. new york 69. tonight we stay in 60s in most spots tomorrow with increasing south indz with, temperatures well into the 80s. there will be a cold front that will try to move our way. watch it. it maybe on thursday. we may get a brief shot of cooler weather for a day or two friday and saturday. but then we go back up and then the next front could arrive monday and tuesday. kind of busy pattern coming up. partly cloudy, some sprinkle and patchy fog. watch for showers south of tampa bay. early tonight. and 68. tomorrow, partly cloudy, breezy and sticky. we're in low to mid 80s. on wednesday, more of the same. mix of clouds and sun. warm and humid. wednesday night into thursday. after that cooler and drier maybe more significant rain early next week. hey kev. how about this? florida gators find hem themselves 24-point under dog in sec championship game against alabama. we will hear what jim thinks about challenge that's face guards. plus mike events makes history last night raymond james s

parts of colorado here is the radar, you can see- it'll be a little snow and it will be north and west of denver for the most part. right now the system is west of the divide. we're watching it as it gets closer... to...but you can feel a shift in the temperatures. right now it is degrees outside. grab a jacket on the way out this morning. it's no surprise we're not seeing much powder downtown this morning. we hit 80 degrees tuesday. we hit 80 - only one other time in november - in the records that go all the way back to the late 1800s. with gary and corey. it may not be that much-- but the snow has arrived! becky's here with details. in the denver area, may fall now, or going forward. there will be 142 snow plows avalialble for the metro area this winter. 90 of those will be the eye-70 corridor alone. there will be metering on eye-70 at the johnson- eisenhower tunnels this winter, to try and control how many cars go thru it at a time. and the state patrol is urging drivers to make sure they know the chain and traction laws. if your tires don't have enough tread and you are found responsible for

the cold air is out in the west. denver is 28. casper is 18. more zuch an in alaska. models have that cold air from the west to the east. if cold air is your thing you got to wait a while longer. beyond that middecemberish there could be significant cold heading our way. 73. the dew point is 65. all these numbers to me say low fog. it all breaks up tomorrow then back with wind and warm afternoon. severe weather underway in southeast. snowing in bismarck. rain and snowing in minneapolis. 50 chicago. 71 in birmingham. tonight warm and sticky. tomorrow looks like an air conditioning day especially inland highs in the mid 80s. tonight low clouds mixture of clouds and sun tomorrow. back up to 82. thursday variable cloudy. couple showers around with the weakening cold front and turning 77. briefly cooler and less humid early in the weekend. moisture comes back next week. a cold front in 10 to 14 days. >> anchor: all righty, paul, thanks. as he mentioned it. >> anchor: pictures are frightening to see. burning blaze that's being called historic. >> this is a fire for the histo

the cold air is out in the west. denver is 36. boise. there are signs i'm talkin way front. the european gfs. maybe 10 to 14 days. and it may head into the coast. maybe a week from friday. we have a ways to go. there will be fronts along the way. no big cold air heading our way. >> and it is causing there are reports of tornadoes this evening and even louisiana. this is a perfect set up for this. >> and overhead more than likely. >> the fire has been a problem heading for gatlinburg and the tomorrow nashville. 65 and 70. an air conditioning day with many spots. a mix of sun and clouds. cloudy. showers briefly arrives on the weekend they are waiting for the front. that's 10 to 14 days from now. my 10 to 14-day forecasting. we'll be hopeful. >> we'll see. tampa bay is amazing. i work here, i raise my kids here, i even take care of my mom here. but you know what? i could use a hand. hey! we hear you! it's why a-a-r-p is supporting family caregivers like you with free tools and resources. and we're making our community an even better place to live, work and play for people of al

hurry, ends sunday. . >>> if you're on i-70 west of denver next few day, might see this sight on the highway. big potato riding along with the capitol tree from idaho to washington d.c. idaho known for potatoes of course which is why the big potato is along for the tour. the tree is 80 feet tall. you can track the tree and potato across the country by clicking the link on our website. somebody i'm not going to call i said that would take genetically modified to a whole new level. >> and a whole lot of butter. >> i was thinking of a twice baked potato sounds good now. >>> even complete strangers feed each other especially when they invite those to thanksgiving dinner. the hilarious text conversation going viral coming up at 6:50. . >>> you've been so patient. finally snow is coming to the high country. it's been so unusually warm. it's not just the mountains. wet weather is headed our way today too. >> yep a mix of rain a later today. becky ditchfield is tracking that storm. >> first we want to go to 9 news reporter andrew sorenson near the eisenhower tunnel. several ski resorts have

also a high wind watch in effect to the west of denver in our foothills from conifer west of boulder. the wind gusts around 75 miles per hour. so it will be an interesting night. we already have 40-mile-per- hour gusts in broomfield, 20 for allenspark and 17 for aurora. also 31 at dia. these winds have been picking up statewide, and this will become more of a concern through the rest of the ght. we have a winter weather advisory to the west inches of know. that starts at idaho springs. back towards vail and eagle it's a winter storm warning. the storm is going to continue tonight and tomorrow as well. this will be the picture by 1:00 in the afternoon. this will be by 9:00 in the evening. so snow continuing even into tuesday morning for our northern and central mountains, but here across the front range and the plains looks like we will remain dry, but very cold as cold air starts to push across the state. as you see here, by 7:00 about a foot or so much snowfall. so some impressive snow totals by tuesday. morning forecast tomorrow chilly to start out. 31 degrees with cloudy skies. 42

if you are traveling anywhere west of denver, please be careful. but if you're going to the broncos game tonight, by kick off it will be very cool, deggees. at the end of the -- end of the game, right around freezing. the loesch issue will be the winds. we'll see winds all because of the storm system that's cuurently affecting our state. as you can see, the blue here, that indicates snow. we're getting a rain/snow mix. slight chance for a few showers in the metro area. but we're not looking at much in the way of accumulation. the mountains, a different story. we have a high wind watch. six to ten inches and then evvn up to about 20 across the traveling across i-70, please practice caution today. >>> this morning, we're getting a look at the driver accused of hitting and killing state trooper cody donahue. this is noe gamez-ruiz. he's been charged with garless driving resulting in denning and failing to yield right of away to an emergency vehicle. gamez-ruiz was taken into custody friday night. he has since bonded out. investigators say he was on i-

another one way off to the west. denver was 80 degrees. the warmest they have ever been in november. now it's snowing in denver. that same storm will move all the way across the country and eventually that's what will bring us some of the colder air. let's look at the temperatures around the region. notice where we are. 61 degrees. but notice down towards the south, nashville at 80. that's some of the warmer air coming our way. let's go right to the forecast. we're seeing warm air tomorrow. but as we move into the weekend, that's when temperatures really start to change. a high on saturday only around 67 degrees. that's still nice during the day. but saturday night you'll notice a big change. take the coats with you on saturday night. there comes the cold air. a high of 47 on sunday. 46 on monday. you see a trend here with the cold air. even all of next week by 5 or 10 degrees. e we still have a a couple warm days to go. speaking of the cold, so cold that they give you a parka when you go. in. this thing is one awesome parka. you do have t

sunday, most of the real issues for flights on sunday will be out to the west. denver, las vegas, san francisco and los angeles. for us, big ride home on sunday, both i-81 and 95 that will always make the dry home smoother. another way to make it smoother is jack taylor telling you how to get around the roadblocks. >> easy this morning, thankfully. our beltway has been very quiet. one issue on the bottom of the parkway and that's gone. inner and outer loops and chopper 4 flying around the 270 area. quiet still around the mall. nothing to con tend with so far. edward drive and near white plains the activity is all gone. all travel lanes open if you're headed out. that will not be a wrinkle for you. >> jack, thanks so much. >>> developing now, investors in shasta county, california, are hoping that a $50,000 reward will lead to the arrest of a mother's abductor. they say 34-year-old sherry batani vanished on the 2nd while along the highway tied up with restraints. they think it's two wimp driving an su vr. >>> virginia congressman is reporting rob ibrian to homeland he w

denver. the man was found with a gunshot wound after a vehicle crash near west kentuckyyand south hazel. the it appears the man hit a parked car. denver police aren't sure where the shooting happened or if there weee any witnesses. >>> election officials are preparing for a recount of millions of votes. >> the move by the green party has angered resident-elect donald trump who's calling it all a scam. abc's kenneth moton has more from washington. >> reporter: the wisconsin recount, the state is now in the process of recounting nearly 3 million votes in the presidential race. >> every candidate who's on the ballot as a presidential candidate has the right to request a recount. >> reporter: the effort led by the green and joined by hillary clinton's campaign. >> you know, we're in a rigged system, folks. >> reporter: the winner, president-elect donald trump who once railed against what he called a rigged system blasted the mood which could lead to recounts in pennsylvania and michigan. trump tweeted the people have spoken and the election is over. but in a tweet twist, the president-elect p

south and west of denver. to the north. it is coming in that northeast direction. we approach the noon hour. still in the same pattern. fighting wind in opposite directions. after noon tomorrow. the wind turns straight out of the north. look at the speeds. those are the numbers here. and here comes the cold air -flt as a matter of fact. watch the temperatures. from 42 at lunch hour. quickly through the evening commute. everybody below or at freezing. that's going to set the stage for the snow. noon. gray skies over top of the us. a light rain shower out there. the weupbtd comes out of the north. skies get dark. we approach 4:00. and head spao the evening commute. and we change it over to snow. in the mile high city. i'll talk about whether or not this is going to stick in a second. where we're going to see good snow. and needed snow. is here in the colorado mountain that's a winter storm warning. which could be better than six inches the to the south and west and a winter weather advisory. a good two to six inches is on the way. this is all good news. so coming up.

parts of colorado here is the radar, you can see- it'll be a little snow and it will be north and west of denver for the most part. right now the system is west of the divide. we're watching it as it gets closer... to...but you can feel a shift in the temperatures. right now it is degrees outside. grab a jacket on the way out this morning. it's no surprise we're not seeing much powder downtown this morning. we hit 80 degrees tuesday. we hit 80 - only one other time in november - in the records that go all the way back to the late 1800s.

this was on i-70 west of denver. both directions of the interstate were shut down for traffic jam. luckily, no one was hurt. if looking at all that snow made you miss winter in the north.. you may want to check out the new winter village opening up in downtown tampa this weekend. a temporary ice skating rink will take over part of the curtis hixon waterfront park. it costs 12 bucks a person. there will also be a snack bar with all kinds of holiday snacks. it starts tonight at 6 and will be open through christmas. you can also see the official city of tampa christmas tree which will be lit by mayor bob buckhorn on december second. and this is something a lot of you have been looking forward to.. the lineup has been announced for the 2017 gasparilla music festival. cage the elephant is the headliner.. you may know their song "ain't no rest for the wicked." some of the other acts joining cage erykah badu, stephen marley and talib kweli. dates for the festival are march 11 and 12. soon you'll be able to order your favorite burger with the touch of a button. coming up we'll tell you wha

silverthornee, colorado, two hours west of denver, snowfall making things dangerous for drivers on the interstate. slow-going. you can still see some snow falling in that area. satellite and radar, this is that area of low pressure that brought with it the cold front. cool things down here, and snow showers pushing out toward the dakotas. for us, temperatures overnight lows. teens in flagstaff. 24 in prescott. highs tomorrow where we should be, in the mid-70s. 46 in flagstaff. chance of rainfall late into the weekend. also on monday. >>> with youth comes much-needed patience. a combined 2 goals. vancouver. canucks host 11 of the last 13. brad richardson gets things going. marty hans'll out front, scary moment. a hit from trimken. a lower body injury. right now tied at 2. >>> 1977, john travolta dazzled it was the last time the cardinals won in minnesota. big red won't be staying alive if they can't get past the vikings sunday on the road. larry fitzgerald has never won in minnesota. >> i haven't bun in buffalo. i never won in pittsburgh as a professional. there's some places besides mi

singing one and i'm going to sing a duet with my worship pastor out here and year going to sing with denver west and 5280 acappella and when all the we're going to light the lights. look at this spiffy new switch, christine and kim, an upgrade from last year. it's going to be a fun time. we'll have the denver mayor. so mayor michael hancock will be out here to switch the switch. you know what the best pa when you see all these people that make light the lights a tradition for their family. i speak to several who say to get here early, bring their chairs and that they'll have a good time. when you see those kids just plight up at the end of the on, it's just cal. e ghts we have a eat city f year. stuff like this to help us get irit. we're jucollaboration. it's a combinthings coming tother 4?> that will be great. that would be neat to share d she memories. y people in colorado will say that was thos i was 5 years old remember. i bea lot of folks can she some good stories about the >> antoday being ???wthe after thanksgiving i w lot

denver. upper 60s to the south. and 50s and 60s for the mountains points west. close to where you were today. a closer view. in to downtown denver. out for 60. which is my forecast high. nice looking start to the weekend. again. good to see rain or snow. not there. 35 mostly clear. believe it or not we woke up at 26 degrees this morning. 35 is a little better than that. tomorrow mostly sunny. and a warmer 70 degrees. we'll hang in the 60s. with a bit of a breeze on sunday. get close to 70 again on monday. with a few more clouds. our two warmest days are going to be tuesday and wednesday. you remember i have been talking about this storm. coming in on the 17 and 18. good news. it's going to hit the mountains with a good shot of snow. they'll take it. it will not fall here in denver. >> we'll stay dry. that storm thufrz and friday is going to give us some very strong winds. and some much cooler temperatures. for the first time this month. we could be below normal. by next week. >> wow. first time this month. half way through it. >> . big expectations for the broncos. ahead of sunday against the saints. >> bigg

a little cooler in the west. denver at 67. 60 up in seattle. overnight and tomorrow morning 61 degrees is what we will be looking at. your monday, monday comes with 85 degrees and a nice clear sky. take a look at these numbers. we go to 88 degrees on tuesday, election day. and then we start backing off afterr that. kind of like the heat is off after you get out there and get that vote in. nice looking weather all the way through. the norm for this time of year is 80 degrees and we are close to that through most of this forecast with the exception of tuesday which is going to be an the sun is out or not. >>> lot of hot airbag blown around. >> a high of 88. got it. sounds good. thank you. >>> well, there are people who love their cats and then there are people who really love their cats. take this, an engineer in russia that's making a little toy basically it's like shaped out of a military tank. this is true. it took two months to build. it weighs 110 pounds and it measures almost three feet tall and two and a half that's really dedication. a lo

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denver, the snow is arriving about a month later than normal. and you can see the conditions here have gotten so bad in the mountains just west of denver that theyd completely closed. clayton sandell, abc news near golden, colorado. >>> it's another story in the southeast. raging wildfires there destroying tens of thousands of acres producing unhealthy air quality. >> there's no relief in sight for the drought that's fueling those blazes. let's get the forecast from accuweather's justin pavick. justin, good morning. >> thanks. good morning to you as well. heavy snow continues towards rapid city, but off to the north and into the east, significant accumulation expected into the start of the weekend. double digit accumulation possible east of fargo, north of the twin cities where we could have up to 15 inches before it's said and done. also, late saturday evening into monday. snow accumulations in the northeast, closer to the lakes, substantial accumulations in lake erie and lake ontario, but the 95 dry. cold and breezy, but dry. the southeast dry as well. very mild day for today drought conditions will continue along with poor air quality due to

cooler down in castle rock right now in the 50s you look over the higher elevations off to the west of denver the wind is noticeable we're incarcerated up over ten to 15 miles per hour the southeasterly wind continues. a drop off early tomorrow but they stay in that direction and pick up again with a stronger when speeds out here on the eastern plains the wends will be wind will be in the same places tomorrow as it is today. but a lot of moisture our way nice band of rain and snow showers so that hitting south is colorado notice in that suddenly direction and dries out here the beneficial will be in the mountains in some of that will innocent in and out cloud cover and denver and i can't rule out a stray shower in castle rock over towards sedalia south of parker you might get a sprinkle are two most places will not see it especially if you go north might getting a light coating of snow are better snow is where the winter weather advisory is out that's where they have 327 inches of snow possible chilly 30s in the mountains. many 40s and the east. highs tomorrow again you can see with the cloud

on the ground near greeley, 39 there, no snow on the ground there temperatures in the 40s, and west of denver coming in at 32 degrees at starting 14. we did not thankfully touch the record low long time ago 12 below from 1880. and evening, it is going to be called the pla quickly into the 20s and hanging around 22 to 24 degrees. outside pretty sunset, just down to 31 in the city, 28 at the airport with the winds taking a turn. everybody in the cold 20s and 30s but notice a little better from above freezing, middleton. at freezing wheatridge, and cold rock freezing in the boulder area and 17 conifer, want to show you the winds overnight tomorrow, southerly direction. you won't notice on the front wind speeds not that high but a little more wind out of the south a stronger when up and over the mountain heading up to ski tomorrow's you will encounter winds traveling over the higher terrain. the future cast but the rest of the night clear skies one thing to point shaded, could be a little bit of fog in the lower valley areas. and the winds to take a westerly direction and with the setting sun a w

look at the high country west of denver where wind is nearly 40 myers park -- miles per hour in some passes. higher elevations in the teens and 20s. when you at the wind, that chases -- shaves 5-10 degrees off of many of these temperatures. arvada at 36 this morning. a storm to the north will make a trek to minnesota over the next 24 hours. meets cold air and snow -- means cold air and snow. the temperatures will stay low into the early hours on tuesday. for denver and eastern plains , we will stay dry. the action is in the higher elevations where there are advisories and warnings in effect. many places will pick up several inches of accumulation over the forecast. mostly 20s upside -- up high and 30s and 40s down low. 40s in denver and this will be the warmest day of the week. it has been a long -- a long time since we've talked about below normal temperatures. we may have a chance of snow by friday. >> i think a lot of us are looking forward to the snow, especially in the grassy areas where we can do some tubing. the plows are out clearing some of that snow out. be aware that there