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The City of Denver is extending its severe weather shelter activation into next week. Denver's Department of Housing Stability activated its Cold Weather Shelter plan on Dec. 30 and has extended it until at least 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21.

An arctic airmass will bring bitterly cold air to Colorado beginning Saturday and lasting through Monday night,” NWS forecasters said in a Hazardous Weather Alert.

Sunny skies are back on Wednesday, and comfortable conditions continue. The Denver weather forecast has above-average temperatures by Thursday afternoon.

An arctic blast will bring temperatures 20 to 40 degrees below average and a chance for snow. An arctic front will arrive Friday evening bringing a surge of cold air and a shift in the winds. Denver is looking at a 72+ hour period beginning Saturday with temperatures in the single digits (maybe some low teens if we are lucky) and below 0 degrees.

Skies stay clear Tuesday night with light winds. Overnight lows will be close to seasonal averages, dipping into the upper teens. FOX31 Pinpoint Weather Chief Meteorologist Dave Fraser is tracking extreme cold across the area this weekend.