The big freeze that sent the temperatures in the Mile High City plummeting far below zero is not over yet.  Continued cold weather is expected on Wednesday and the overall pattern in the longer term will be unsettled. 

Yesterday the temperature at Denver International Airport only reached a high of -2 degrees.  This broke the previous record low maximum for the date and is the first time in 14 years that Denver’s high temperature was below zero.  Click here for more details on that record.

Yet another record may fall today – that of the coldest temperature for this date.  The record is -18 degrees set just four years ago in 2007.  As of 6:00am the coldest it had gotten today at DIA was -17 degrees so it is a bit hit or miss as to whether or not we break the record. 

Here in Thornton, as of this writing, the lowest temperature today has been -14.6 degrees.  This is the coldest temperature recorded at ThorntonWeather.com since we came online in October 2006.  The previous coldest temperature we recorded was -14.1 degrees on December 15, 2008. 

• How cold was it? Video shows it is cold enough to instantly freeze boiling water (Examiner.com)

For today we are going to continue to see below freezing temperatures as while we start a warm up, it won’t amount to much.  Further, a Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect until 9:00am as breezy conditions will allow wind chill temperatures as low as -25 degrees. 

Skies will gradually clear today and there will be sun above but we will still only reach a high temperature of 8 degrees.  Overnight lows tonight will drop to around zero degrees, perhaps even a bit lower given clear skies. 

On Thursday we do finally expect to see temperatures climb above freezing but not by a lot.  Highs will be around 36 degrees and a weak system gives us just the slightest chance to see a snow flurry although no accumulation is expected.

Friday will bring the warmest day of the week as temperatures climb to the mid 40s.  That however will be short lived. 

Another Arctic air mass is forecast to impact the weekend weather sending the mercury down and again bringing us a chance for snow.  Mercifully this system is not going to be as cold as the one we are pulling out of today.  Snow amounts again don’t look to be anything extraordinary but some models are pointing toward a more significant snow event.  We will know more as it gets closer.