As you know, it doesn’t take much snow to cause issues in the mountains so prepare for tough travel Wednesday to Thursday morning in the high country. Snow will fall outside of the highlighted areas but not enough will fall to cause any major impacts. These alerts include Denver and Boulder as well. For this reason, the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm alert from Castle Rock to Fort Collins. Although this storm won’t be checking all of the boxes needed for huge snow totals, it will check quite a few which means hefty snow totals can be expected in some areas. The storm moving through will almost become what is known as a cut-off low which is the type of storm we look for to deliver big-time snow totals during the spring. As is normal with an upslope snow event, the further east you are, the less snow you can expect. With upslope snow, the Foothills from Nederland to Bailey to Palmer Lake will likely receive the most snow from this system while areas from Boulder to Castle Rock receive a bit less (although still over a half-foot of snow is possible there). The Wednesday evening commute will be slick in some areas. The heaviest and most impactful snow will fall Wednesday evening into the night, tapering off before sunrise Thursday. The storm approaching will bring a solid round of upslope snow to the area starting Wednesday morning in the higher elevations and to the Urban Corridor Wednesday afternoon. Denver (at the airport location) averages 56.5 inches of snow every season and with the incoming storm, we will inch a bit closer to that number. These are totals from official weather stations used by the National Weather Service. Denver International Airport – 24.7 inches.Here’s a look at snow totals so far this season for several Front Range locations. With more snow on the way (and our snowiest months of the year quickly approaching), we are in a decent spot this winter as far as snowfall goes. Most of the Front Range of Colorado had to wait until the last few days of 2021 to receive some appreciable snow this winter and now we are almost caught up for the season. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close MenuĪnother winter storm is about to move through Colorado on Wednesday bringing a classic upslope snow event to the region that could deliver 4 to 6 inches of snow to Denver.
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