Wierd. Temp in Colorado Springs (1,000 feet higher) is 3 above.
The call that an inversion.
Apparently, global warming rises.
*snort!*
Not weird at all. Cold air is heavy and we often get a temperature inversion. Here at 6100 ft we are a balmy -2 degrees, where DIA, which is about 800 or so feet lower is several degrees colder.
Denver actually sits in a valley, which can trap the cold air over the city and against the mountains for days. Thats when our air quality gets really bad. Fortunately we dont go long without a good downsloping wind to clear everything out and warm things up.
In between the cities is Monument Hill and Palmer divide, which often stop weather systems from going north or south. Denver can snow while Colorado Springs is sunny.
The arctic air is further north. But it has been moving south, so CO Springs might still see this cold. When I got home from work at 10, it was -26F outside with wind chill. It felt every bit of it.
AT 7300 ft we bottomed out at 0 - I think that is called an inversion!