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Denver skyline taken on April 6, 2024.
DENVER (KDVR) — High winds disrupted weekend plans across the state, with powerful gusts causing power outages and many people canceling their plans.
Winds are expected to be strongest late Saturday into Sunday morning, primarily in the foothills, with gusts up to 160 mph.
As for Denver, wind gusts up to 115 mph are possible.
Dangerous wind gusts prompted Xcel Energy to preemptively cut power to 55,000 customers, mostly in Boulder County, which could last until around noon Sunday.
By Saturday evening, wind gusts in excess of 90 mph were reported in Summit County.
As of Saturday night, the highest wind gusts were reported at 91 mph in Summit County, 139 mph in Larimer County, 137 mph in Boulder County and 131 mph in Jefferson County.
Wind gusts exceeded 90 mph in many areas.
Wind gust conditions across the state as of 5 p.m. Saturday are as follows:
county | position | Wind speed (mph) |
alamosa | 2 S Alamosa | 60 |
boulder | 1 NE Chrisman | 69 |
boulder | 2 ENE Marshall | 60 |
boulder | 2 NNW Rocky Flats | 87 |
boulder | 2 Audubon Namsan | 81 |
boulder | 3 East-Southeast Niwot | 59 |
boulder | 3 East Pine Cliff | 67 |
boulder | 3S Boulder | 69 |
boulder | 4 ENE Netherlands | 71 |
boulder | 5 West-Northwest Niwot | 59 |
boulder | Netherlands | 60 |
clear creek | 1 N George Town | 74 |
clear creek | 1 SSE Dumont | 68 |
clear creek | 2 WN Brookvale | 63 |
clear creek | floyd hill | 60 |
denver | 3 Southwest Commerce City | 60 |
el paso | 1 SE Peterson Air Force Base | 63 |
Fremont | Florence North Northeast Route 2 | 60 |
Fremont | 3 South Swiss Vale | 60 |
garfield | 7 W Cattle Creek | 45 |
gilpin | 1 NE Aspen Springs | 68 |
gilpin | 3 SE Toland | 71 |
Huerfano | 5 N Walsenburg | 67 |
Huerfano | 6S Colorado City | 76 |
Huerfano | 9 NNW Walsenburg | 69 |
jefferson | 1 WSW Pleasant View | 57 |
jefferson | 2 North-Northwest Genesee | 69 |
jefferson | 2 SSW Bloomfield | 60 |
jefferson | 2 Southwest Bloomfield | 72 |
jefferson | 3 SW Rocky Flats | 81 |
jefferson | 4 NNW White Ranch Open | 73 |
kit carson | 1 NNE Flagler | 50 |
kit carson | 17 N Flagler | 58 |
kit carson | 2 NE Flagler | 55 |
kit carson | 5S Burlington | 52 |
kit carson | 8 Northwest Flagler | 60 |
kit carson | 8 Northwest Bethune | 53 |
kit carson | 9 Northwest Peconic | 50 |
La Plata | 3 West South West Oxford | 45 |
Larimar | 2 SSW Laporte | 66 |
Larimar | 3 ESE Buckeye | 89 |
Larimar | 3 North West Campion | 58 |
Larimar | 3 WNW Mishawaka | 67 |
Larimar | 6 SW car | 82 |
Larimar | Timnath | 71 |
Larimar | virginia dale | 69 |
Las Animas | Aguilar Northeast 2 Article | 60 |
Las Animas | 3 ESE Hoene | 67 |
Las Animas | 4 S Weston | 63 |
logan | 2 ESE Sterling | 73 |
logan | 3 WSW Stirling | 64 |
logan | 4 ESE Twin Butte | 57 |
logan | 4 W Petes | 62 |
Montezuma | 5 SW Cortez | 43 |
montrose | 2 Northwest Montrose | 48 |
park | 3 SW Jefferson | 71 |
park | 7 West-Northwest Antero Reservoir | 61 |
phillips | 8 S Holyoke | 63 |
pueblo | 1 NE Colorado City | 64 |
pueblo | 4 WNW Pueblo West | 62 |
pueblo | 5 ESE Wetmore | 70 |
pueblo | 5 NE Brende | 63 |
pueblo | 5 NNE Pueblo West | 61 |
rio blanco | meeker | 46 |
summit | 2 ENE Copper Mountain | 91 |
summit | 3 Southeastern Copper Mountain | 83 |
Washington | 1 Northwest Akron | 62 |
welding | 2 NNE Natural Fort | 79 |
welding | 2 NNE New Raymer | 59 |
welding | 2 Northwest Briggsdale | 66 |
welding | 5 N Pawnee Buttes | 59 |
welding | 5 Northwestern Nan | 76 |
welding | naan | 59 |
Yuma | 1 Northwest Yuma | 55 |
Yuma | 2 Northwestern Ray | 61 |
Yuma | 2 SSE Yuma | 66 |
Yuma | 4 E Yuma | 69 |
Yuma | 4 Northeast Idalia | 54 |
Yuma | Hale | 60 |
Winds are expected to continue Saturday night into Sunday afternoon. This article will be updated as more data becomes available.
Weather information for Denver, Colorado
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