Front Range Wednesday News Today

Summer heat will engulf metro Denver and other cities along Colorado's Front Range Wednesday under sunny blue skies devoid of clouds, according to the National Weather Service.

Showers and storms are back in the forecast for the Front Range Wednesday with mild highs in the middle 70s in the Denver weather forecast.

More record heat was expected along Colorado's Front Range Wednesday and dry grass combined with breezes and wind gusts at speeds up to 35 miles per hour raised fire risks.

Sleet and freezing rain fell north and west of D.C. early Thursday, but in the immediate D.C. area, expect a lot of heavy rain later on Thursday ahead of an Arctic cold front. The cold could bring the D.C. region its coldest Christmas in 20 years.

A cool but, mild finish to the weekend before a blast of cold Arctic air oozes into the Rockies before Christmas.

Just a few days after the first official freeze of the season, the first snow of the season could happen Thursday.

If it feels like Colorado has had a lot of Red Flag days this year, that's because we have. And some counties have a lot more fire risk than usual.

Reports of the first dusting of snow for the season made their way to the Front Range Wednesday morning, Denver Gazette news partner KUSA reported. The snow was spotted on

Snow moving into the Front Range Wednesday afternoon is expected to make a mess of the evening commute.

Severe thunderstorms and winds up to 70 mph have caused massive power outages across Kansas and shut down the Kansas City International Airport.