Heavy snow is now heading for Colorado

DENVER – It’s fairly calm early Saturday morning, but the storm is on and we’ll start to see a winter mix in the Denver metro area later this morning. This mixture will turn into heavy snow this afternoon!

We still expect feet of snow along the Front Range, with the heaviest snow in the northern Front Range foothills and mountains.

Rundowns will still be impressive near Denver, but likely around 12-18 inches on Sunday night.

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This powerful storm system now swirls from the desert to the southwest and brings snow to parts of Arizona, Utah, and the Western Slope of Colorado. It’s a very slow storm.

A winter storm warning will be in effect Saturday morning through Monday morning for the entire Denver metro area, plains and mountains. Expect heavy snowfall, low visibility and dangerous driving conditions this weekend. Many roads will likely become impassable.

The heaviest snow is expected to fall from Saturday afternoon through Sunday afternoon and gradually reduce to flurries on Sunday evening.

It looks like Denver could see 18-24 inches of snow. The foothills and mountains east of the Continental Divide can receive 24 to 48 inches of snow. A few mountain spots will end up with about 60 inches of snow! The eastern plains will have a mixture of rain and snow, but should receive at least an inch of welcome moisture (total melt).

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This storm will bring a lot of humidity to Colorado, producing one of the heaviest snowfalls in the Denver area in several years. Stick with Denver7 as we continue to monitor the development of this storm system. We will refine this forecast throughout the week!

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