Due to forecast snow and frigid temperatures, providers in both Boulder and Longmont are offering overnight shelter services for individuals experiencing homelessness.

HOPE in Longmont will provide overnight severe weather shelter through Saturday, according to a release. The shelter will be at Journey Church, 2000 Pike Road, through Wednesday. Additionally, shelter will be available from Thursday through Saturday at Messiah Church at 1335 Francis St.

“Anyone not previously banned who needs a warm place to sleep for the night is welcome,” the release reads. “Doors open at 5:30 p.m.”

Maggie Ideker, meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said Boulder and Longmont will receive between 2 and 4 and four inches of snow during the next two days.

Towns located at higher elevations such as Nederland and Ward could expect between 4 and 6 inches, Ideker said

Ideker also noted that Boulder on Tuesday night should see a low of 4 degrees and Longmont could plunge to about 2 degrees.

Boulder Housing and Human Services Director Kurt Firnhaber said that day and night shelter services will be available at All Roads, 4869 Broadway, which has 180 beds.

“The criteria is predicted low temperatures of 20 degrees Fahrenheit, or below, during the day, so obviously we’re hitting that,” said Firnhaber. “That’s what we call critical weather. And on critical weather nights, we ensure there’s both nighttime and daytime shelter options available, regardless of whether it’s during the week or weekends.”On Wednesday, Boulder is forecast for a high in the mid-teens and an overnight low of 2 degrees, according to Ideker.

“Boulder could get up to about 13 degrees, so we’re looking to stay well below freezing for the whole day on Wednesday,” said Ideker. “As for the low, it looks like it will get close to zero degrees in Boulder. And then in Longmont, it could get into the negatives. It looks like it could be negative-5 on Wednesday night.”

Another option for those seeking shelter in Boulder, Firnhaber said, is Haven Ridge, which primarily provides homeless pregnant women, or those who are part of the LGBTQ+ community, with resources.

“Extreme weather shelter options are what we opened up about three or four weeks ago, and that’s where it hits a forecasted high of 5 degrees for three days or a consistent nightly low of below zero degrees,” he said.

Boulder County organizations for homeless outreach make their rounds days before cold weather is predicted, to ensure public safety, Firnhaber added.

“When organizations work with the unhoused population during cold weather like this, they will start talking to individuals two or three days in advance of this type of weather to ensure they have a safe weather plan that they’re thinking about,” Firnhaber said.

Longmont officials also said that HOPE will also open a day shelter at Messiah Church from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Wednesday.

Temperatures are expected to pick back up on Thursday and Friday in both Longmont and Boulder.

“We’ll be back to seasonal temperatures,” said Ideker. “Boulder will get into the 40s.”

For additional resources for people experiencing homelessness, visit longmontcolorado.gov/human-services/resources-for-people-experiencing-homelessness/.