Colorado, 2026Cold in Colorado, January 23 to 26, 2026
January 23 to 26, 2026 · NWS BOU · 10 events in 10 counties and zones
Arctic air moved into eastern Colorado the 23rd and linger into the 24th. A brief warmup occurred on the 25th ahead of a second arctic cold front produced falling temperatures during the afternoon of the 25th.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Arctic air moved into eastern Colorado the 23rd and linger into the 24th. A brief warmup occurred on the 25th ahead of a second arctic cold front produced falling temperatures during the afternoon of the 25th. Light snow occurred on the 23rd and the 25th. Total snow generally ranged up to 2 inches, with a few locations seeing 3 inches. Wind chill readings fell into -15F to -25F during the morning of the 23rd, only improving later on the 24th into the 25th. Wind chills again fell into the -15F to -25F range later on the 25th and during the early morning hours of the 26th.
Cold/Wind Chill, Ne Weld County
- When
- January 23, 8:00 AM MST to January 26, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Ne Weld County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 40.555, -104.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chills readings fell to -15 to -25F.
Cold/Wind Chill, Sedgwick County
- When
- January 23, 9:00 AM MST to January 26, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Sedgwick County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 40.876, -102.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chills readings fell to -15 to -25F.
Cold/Wind Chill, Morgan County
- When
- January 23, 10:00 AM MST to January 26, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Morgan County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 40.263, -103.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chills readings fell to -15 to -25F.
Cold/Wind Chill, N & Ne Elbert County Below 6000 Feet / N Lincoln County
- When
- January 23, 10:00 AM MST to January 26, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- N & Ne Elbert County Below 6000 Feet / N Lincoln County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 39.138, -103.825 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chills readings fell to -15 to -25F.
Cold/Wind Chill, Se Elbert County Below 6000 Feet / South Lincoln County
- When
- January 23, 10:00 AM MST to January 26, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Se Elbert County Below 6000 Feet / South Lincoln County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 39.138, -103.825 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chills readings fell to -15 to -25F.
Cold/Wind Chill, Logan County
- When
- January 23, 10:00 AM MST to January 26, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Logan County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 40.725, -103.110 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chills readings fell to -15 to -25F.
Cold/Wind Chill, Washington County
- When
- January 23, 10:00 AM MST to January 26, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Washington County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 39.971, -103.201 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chills readings fell to -15 to -25F.
Cold/Wind Chill, Phillips County
- When
- January 23, 6:00 PM MST to January 26, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Phillips County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 40.594, -102.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chills readings fell to -15 to -25F.
Cold/Wind Chill, Larimer County Below 6000 Feet / Nw Weld County
- When
- January 24, 8:00 AM MST to January 26, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Larimer County Below 6000 Feet / Nw Weld County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 40.611, -104.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chills readings fell to -15 to -25F.
Cold/Wind Chill, C & S Weld County
- When
- January 25, 12:00 AM MST to January 26, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- C & S Weld County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 40.555, -104.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chills readings fell to -15 to -25F.
- Cold/Wind Chill
- Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1304428, 1304435, 1304430, 1304431, 1304432, 1304433, 1304434, 1304436, 1304427, 1304429.