It's really been coming down out there.
Winter weather is in full effect Tuesday morning as the city lays under a snow squall warning. A snow squall is an intense but short-lived, heavy snowfall. The warning is expected to last in the city until 10:30 a.m., so hopefully by the time you're reading this, the snow has slowed. A mix of snow and rain is still expected to fall throughout the day.
However, the National Weather Service is predicting less than an inch of accumulated snowfall. While the temperatures will hit a high of about 44 degrees, they are expected to dip to about 17 degrees in the late night hours.
With that cold weather seeping into the night, the city will be opening up overnight shelters.
The McNichols Civic Center Building at 144 W. Colfax Ave. will be turned into overnight shelter from 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27 until 9 a.m. Wednesday. People in need of shelter can walk up directly to the center.
People in need can also head to the city's "front door" shelter facilities, which have expanding capacity during cold weather nights. Those include Lawrence Street Community Center at 2222 Lawrence St. for individual men, Samaritan House at 2301 Lawrence St. for individual women and Urban Peak at 2100 Stout St. for youth ages 15 through 20.
The city says that families in need of shelter should call the Connection Center at 303-295-3366. For more information on shelter access, head to denvergov.org/findshelter.
After tonight, things will start warming up again. According to the NWS, temperatures will rise steadily throughout the week heading into the 50s, and mid-60s. Evening temperatures will also rise to the low to high 30s.
Stay warm today.
