A Colorado cool down Tuesday with 90s by weeks end

A comfortably cool Tuesday with lots of sunshine

A comfortably cool Tuesday with lots of sunshine 03:07

Back to the work week grind on this Tuesday! The weather is looking good after our long holiday weekend. A cold front pushed thru late on Labor Day kicking up gusty winds and bringing in a 10 to 15 degree cool down for Colorado.

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Temperatures for the Denver metro area and surrounding suburbs should rise into the mid 70s to near 80 degrees for Tuesday!

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Southeastern areas of the state along with the western slope will be mostly in the 80s with 70s and upper 60s for the mountains and foothills of the state.

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Along with the cool down a big batch of dry air has also pushed in behind the Labor Day front. This will bring mostly sunny skies statewide Tuesday thru Friday!

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Temps will slowly warm on Wednesday back into the 80s with 90s to finish out the week on Thursday and Friday.

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A high pressure ridge should work its way back in to cap of the week with more heat.

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Next chance for rain is Saturday with a slight chance for a late day storm.

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