Colorado Springs residents will see temperatures rise on Tuesday, but not after a chilly start to the morning. Today’s high will be 37 degrees, with an extreme cold weather warning in effect until 11 a.m.

“The worst of the Arctic blast for southern Colorado is almost over, coming to an end during the mid to late morning hours,” Meteorologist Alan Rose with Gazette news partner KOAA said. “Early this morning, the coldest air has settled into the mountain valleys and lower Arkansas River Valley. Some areas this morning have seen wind chill temperatures as cold as -25 to -35 degrees. Region-wide, a cold weather warning will remain in effect until 11 a.m.”

According to Rose, strengthening downsloping winds this afternoon will help push the arctic cold front out east, giving temperatures a chance to get above freezing this afternoon in lower elevations. 

“A cold front Wednesday will shave off around 5 degrees to our highs, with Wednesday’s forecast high of 32 degrees in Colorado Springs,” Rose said. “Wind gusts throughout the day could top 30 mph in some areas, with a few flurries possible.”

Near freezing highs will continue on Thursday before a brief warm-up into the upper 40s Friday.

“A stronger cold front this weekend will drop highs back down to the 20s and lows into the single digits and teens,” Rose said. “Snow showers will be possible both Saturday and Sunday, although this far out, there’s still some model differences regarding timing, snow totals and impacts.”