Colder temperatures are expected this week and the Denver Department of Housing Stability will provide extra shelter from 1 p.m. Tuesday through 11 a.m. Wednesday.

The city’s cold weather shelter activation plan kicks in when one of the following criteria is met:

The National Weather Service issues a cold weather advisory, extreme cold watch or warning

overnight low temperatures of 25 degrees Fahrenheit or below are forecast

2 or more inches of snow are expected in Denver

The National Weather Service in Boulder said the high temperature will be around 48 degrees on Tuesday and drop to about 19 degrees overnight.

This season, families that need shelter must go in person with their children to the Inn at the Highlands, 2601 Zuni St. Vouchers will no longer be issued over the phone.

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