Updated Colorado snowfall forecast sees uptick in totals
It is advised you contact your airline carrier before heading to the airport, as the heavy, wet snow could lead to flight delays and cancellations Tuesday night into Thursday. The Denver International Airport is forecast to receive 7 to 13 inches of snow. Denver airport could see significant snow Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota. I-25 impacts increase as you move south from Fort Collins through the Denver metro area to Castle Rock. Highway 34 from Greeley east to the Nebraska state line, Colorado Highway 14 east of Fort Collins and Interstate 80 through southern Wyoming from Cheyenne east. Get the top stories in your inbox every morning. Major highways expected to be impacted, with closures possible, include Interstate 76 northeast of Denver, Interstate 70 east and west of Denver, U.S. Over 186 days, Loveland saw 283 inches of snow for the third-most snowfall among Summit-area ski resorts, and A-Basin followed with 260 inches of snow. NWS Boulder JanuThese major highways are likely to be impacted by the storm 🚗Here are the beloved highway cross sections!! Be prepared for hazardous driving conditions Tuesday through Wednesday. The stronger and longer the upslope conditions exist, the more snow the I-25 corridor will receive. That system will wrap snow around from the east back west, creating an upslope condition. That's because the system is drawing up moisture from the south. The snow will be unusually wet for January, more like a March snow, or like the snow that fell there in late December. Snowfall totals are reliant on the track and speed of the storm system, but models are favorable for a track that could produce more than a foot of snow in some areas east of Denver and 5 to 11 inches along the I-25 corridor. Second, when it does snow, it usually is dry snow. It is the sixth-snowiest month in Denver. Here is an updated breakdown of the storm, according to the weather service in Boulder: Why this storm is not your typical January stormįirst, January is not a big snow producer along the Front Range. All Rights Reserved.Here is the updated Colorado snowfall forecast for the storm Tuesday, Jan. The following is a list of May snowfalls recorded through time at each Denver observation site.ĭENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (official snowfall since 2008)ĬENTRAL PARK (FORMER STAPLETON) (official snowfall 1950-2007)ĭOWNTOWN (official from 16th & Larimer between 1882-1915, 19th & Stout from 1916-1949)ĭenver's latest measurable snow on record fell on June 2, 1951. Denver's official climate station has moved several times since it was first established in the late 1800s. The official snow measurement for Denver is taken at the airport. Red Rocks Amphitheatre (credit: CBS)Ī snowfall is defined as "measurable" when the official weather station records an accumulation of 0.1 inches or higher. The last time Denver saw a measurable snowfall during the month of May was in 2019 when three different days produced measurable snow that year. That brings total snowfall for November up to 10.9 inches which is 3.5 inches above normal. Here is a look at preliminary snow totals reported to the NWS. In fact Denver averages 1.7 inches of snow during May, according to the entire written record since 1882. Meanwhile, Denver's official snow total at the airport (DIA) was 1.7 inch as of early morning. The most snow piled up in the mountains and foothills, as well as the Palmer Divide, according to the National Weather Service. May snow is no stranger to Colorado, even in the lower elevations.
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