{
  "name": "Denver",
  "type": "city",
  "url": "https://snowingplaces.com/cities/denver/",
  "summary": "Mile-high city on the edge of the Rockies, where snowstorms come and go quickly between sunny days.",
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "Colorado",
    "latitude": 39.74,
    "longitude": -104.98
  },
  "elevationMetres": {
    "city": 1612
  },
  "factsVerified": false,
  "forecast": {
    "generatedUtc": "2026-09-18T16:00:00.000Z",
    "models": [
      "ECMWF IFS",
      "NOAA GFS",
      "DWD ICON"
    ],
    "updateFrequency": "every 3 hours",
    "city": {
      "headline": "No snow in the next 24 hours.",
      "detail": "No snow expected in the next 7 days.",
      "confidence": {
        "label": "High confidence",
        "modelsAgreeing": 3,
        "reason": "all three forecast models agree"
      },
      "next24Hours": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "next7Days": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "conditionsAtForecastTime": {
        "temperatureC": 26,
        "windKmh": 4,
        "gustKmh": 13,
        "freezingLevelM": 4700
      },
      "days": [
        {
          "day": "Today",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 17,
            "max": 29
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 33,
          "freezingLevelM": 4650
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 13,
            "max": 25
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 30,
          "freezingLevelM": 4400
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 12,
            "max": 22
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 24,
          "freezingLevelM": 4150
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 13,
            "max": 24
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 24,
          "freezingLevelM": 4100
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 13,
            "max": 26
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 29,
          "freezingLevelM": 4400
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 14,
            "max": 26
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 21,
          "freezingLevelM": 4500
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 12,
            "max": 26
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 30,
          "freezingLevelM": 4350
        }
      ],
      "outlookDays8To14": [
        {
          "day": "Fri 25 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 13,
            "max": 27
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat 26 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 15,
            "max": 29
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun 27 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 15,
            "max": 29
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon 28 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 15,
            "max": 29
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue 29 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 15,
            "max": 25
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 30 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 15,
            "max": 20
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu 1 Oct",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 15,
            "max": 23
          }
        }
      ],
      "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0,
      "localTimeAtForecast": "10:00",
      "timezone": "GMT-6"
    }
  },
  "snowRecord": {
    "metric": "average days per month with at least 1 cm of snowfall",
    "period": "2016–2025",
    "source": "ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo",
    "elevation": "city centre",
    "daysPerMonth": {
      "january": 4.1,
      "february": 4.2,
      "march": 3.6,
      "april": 3,
      "may": 0.9,
      "june": 0,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0,
      "september": 0.2,
      "october": 1.6,
      "november": 2.6,
      "december": 2.4
    },
    "shareOfAnnualSnowfallPercent": {
      "january": 15,
      "february": 17,
      "march": 23,
      "april": 15,
      "may": 4,
      "june": 0,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0,
      "september": 1,
      "october": 7,
      "november": 9,
      "december": 8
    },
    "averageDailyTemperatureC": {
      "january": {
        "low": -8.9,
        "high": 5.1
      },
      "february": {
        "low": -8.8,
        "high": 6.9
      },
      "march": {
        "low": -3.7,
        "high": 12.6
      },
      "april": {
        "low": 0.6,
        "high": 17.5
      },
      "may": {
        "low": 6,
        "high": 21.5
      },
      "june": {
        "low": 12.6,
        "high": 29.3
      },
      "july": {
        "low": 16.1,
        "high": 32.2
      },
      "august": {
        "low": 15.1,
        "high": 30.9
      },
      "september": {
        "low": 11.1,
        "high": 28.3
      },
      "october": {
        "low": 3.6,
        "high": 19.9
      },
      "november": {
        "low": -2.2,
        "high": 12.7
      },
      "december": {
        "low": -5.4,
        "high": 8
      }
    },
    "wintersAsPercentOfAverage": {
      "2016/17": 77,
      "2017/18": 78,
      "2018/19": 128,
      "2019/20": 136,
      "2020/21": 150,
      "2021/22": 88,
      "2022/23": 88,
      "2023/24": 120,
      "2024/25": 83,
      "2025/26": 53
    },
    "holidays": {
      "christmas": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 5,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 3
      },
      "newYear": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 5,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 5
      },
      "midFebruary": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 6,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 8
      },
      "easter": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 2,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 3
      },
      "midJuly": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 0
      }
    },
    "note": "Absolute snowfall and depth are not published: ERA5 underestimates them in mountain terrain."
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Denver on Wikidata",
      "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16554"
    },
    {
      "label": "Elevation from the Open-Meteo terrain model at the city centre coordinates",
      "url": "https://open-meteo.com/en/docs/elevation-api"
    }
  ],
  "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/",
  "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com."
}