Bitter cold to hit Boulder; meteorologist Kyle Frebin: “The last time we’ve seen cold air like this was 1989, or 1997”

Boulder braces for bitter cold

Boulder County is bracing for what could be record-breaking lows this week, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder.

On Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, temperatures will fall between -14 F and -20 F.
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Frebin says this type of pattern isn’t unusual for late January or early February, but that this pattern is particularly cold, and will affect most of the mid-United States, all the way down to the Gulf of Mexico.
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“It does happen, every five to 15 years,” Frebin says. “The last time we’ve seen cold air like this was 1989, or 1997.”