Colorado weather: When, where and how much snow will fall Monday, Tuesday
Jan 06, 2025
A new wave of winter weather is moving into Colorado on Monday, dropping fresh snow across the state, according to the National Weather Service.
Snow will begin over southern Colorado’s mountains and the Front Range Urban Corridor, including Denver, late Monday afternoon and increase overnight, NWS forecasters said.
The storm will spread to the Eastern Plains on Tuesday, forecasters said.
A Winter Weather Advisory will be in effect from 11 p.m. Monday to noon Tuesday for metro Denver and its surrounding suburbs, the southern foothills, the Palmer Divide and the Interstate 70 corridor through the Eastern Plains.
The heaviest snow will happen before Tuesday’s morning commute, creating slick and hazardous road conditions for drivers, forecasters said in the advisory.
According to Monday morning snow forecasts, the following totals are expected to stack up by 5 p.m. Tuesday:
Up to 5 inches in Denver, Brighton, Broomfield, Aurora, Arvada, Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Northglenn and at Denver International Airport
Up to 7 inches in Golden, Centennial, Lakewood and Parker
Up to 3 inches in Vail, Breckenridge, Snowmass Ski Area, Winter Park, Loveland and Keystone
Up to 5 inches in southern Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, including Coal Bank Pass and Wolf Creek Pass
Up to 4 inches in central Colorado’s Park Range and Rocky Mountains, including Rabbit Ears Pass, Bear Lake, Rollands Pass and Mount Werner
Up to 3 inches of snow at the Eisenhower Tunnels
The strongest chance for snow in the Denver area falls between 8 p.m. Monday and 11 a.m. Tuesday, forecasters said.
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While Monday will be slightly warmer as highs reach 38 degrees in Denver, temperatures will drop back below freezing overnight and stay there Tuesday, peaking around 24 degrees, NWS forecasters said. Denver temperatures could fall into the single digits Tuesday night and the mountains could see sub-zero weather.
The next chance for snow across the state will be Thursday and Saturday, forecasters said in a Hazardous Weather Outlook.
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