DENVER — It was a warmer fall, but now, winter weather is hitting the state with a vengeance. After getting a light snow already this week, we're in for two more rounds of it Thursday and Friday. It will continue to impact the Denver metro area through Saturday morning. Moderate to heavy snow continues to fall across the Eastern Plains and southeast of Denver Thursday.
The areas that will see the highest impact will be the Palmer Divide through the Limon area, including Interstate 70 east of Denver, according to the National Weather Service Boulder. Road conditions are hazardous and many roads are closed due to the weather, the NWS Boulder said.
The Denver7 news team is tracking the latest storm updates, closures, and sharing news from local agencies. Refresh this page for updates and keep checking back for new details.
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Thursday, November 7
8:14 a.m. | Road closures | Eastbound Interstate 70 from Airpark to Limon closed.
Nearly a dozen others did as well.
Other eastern highways closed right now:
— Jayson Luber (@Denver7Traffic) November 7, 2024
US 24 Eastbound/Westbound Calhan to Limon
US 36 Eastbound Byers to Last Chance
US 36 Eastbound/Westbound Last Chance to Kansas State line
US 40 Eastbound/Westbound Limon to Hugo
CO 59 Northbound/Southbound Haxtun to Kit Carson
CO 71… pic.twitter.com/8TySCD0dEL
7:20 a.m. | Dry conditions | Greeley was exempt from the early-morning snow Thursday, Denver7 Traffic Expert Jayson Luber observed on Colorado Department of Transportation cameras.
Dry conditions in Greeley right now. pic.twitter.com/71fWM1zlX5
— Jayson Luber (@Denver7Traffic) November 7, 2024
5:30 a.m. | Lisa Hidalgo's forecast update | We are alert free in Denver Thursday morning before around 1 to 3 inches of snow expected between now and early afternoon.
A Winter Storm Watch goes into effect Thursday night for the Denver metro area and continues through early Saturday for that 5 to 10 inches of snow.
We'll see a lull in the snow later Thursday, but it will redevelop again early Friday and continue through early Saturday. Friday's round of snow will be quite a bit heavier and will likely bring a better chance of snow to northern Colorado and the northeastern plains.
A winter storm watch has been issued for the southern half of the forecast area from Friday morning through mid day Saturday. Snowfall amounts of 4 to 12 are possible in the watch area. #COwx pic.twitter.com/ZHROjOZiZl
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) November 7, 2024
Lisa Hidalgo has the full forecast here.
5:23 a.m. | School closures | Douglas County students will have a snow day on Thursday!
The Douglas County School District canceled classes Thursday due to snow in the forecast and “worse than anticipated” road conditions.
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Snow day for DougCo! Douglas County Schools cancel Thursday classes due to snow
The district said snow is expected to continue Thursday and that, out of an “abundance of caution,” officials decided to give students and teachers a day off.
All district buildings will be closed.
All of these schools are also closed Thursday:
- American Academy | Closed Today
- Ave Maria Catholic School | Closed Today
- Belleview Christian School | Closed Today
- Bennett School District 29J | Closed Today
- Byers School Dist. 32-J | Closed Today
- Castle Rock Senior Center | Closed Today
- Cherry Hills Christian Schools | Closed Today
- Deer Trail School District 26J | Closed Today
- Elbert School District 200 | Closed Today
- Help & Hope Center | Closed Today
- Limon School District RE-4J | Closed Today
- Lutheran High School Parker | Closed Today
- Mile High Academy | Closed Today
- Mullen High School | Closed Today
- Southeast Christian School | Closed Today
- Stacey James Institute | Closed Today
- St Andrew UMC | Closed Today
- St Luke's Little School | Closed Today
- Trinity Lutheran Sch-Franktown | Closed Today
- Valor Christian High School | Closed Today
- Yuma School Dist. 1 | Closed Today
Check latest Colorado weather closures and delays at this link.
4:34 a.m. | Road conditions | Travel to and from southern Colorado will be more than a challenge over the next two or three days, Denver7 Traffic Expert Jason Luber said. A handful of roads to the eastern plains closed due to the snow.
Water and slush to ice and patches of snow are still on the roads. There are deceptively icy spots out there on the bridges. pic.twitter.com/VQxjpf8JCq
— Jayson Luber (@Denver7Traffic) November 7, 2024
4:31 a.m. | Winter Weather Advisory | Southeastern Colorado is under a Winter Weather Advisory as heavy snow falls in the area Thursday morning. It will start to move north into Denver Thursday afternoon.
4:30 a.m. | LIVE NEWS | Denver7 has crews tracking Thursday's and Friday's storms, road conditions and cold weather resources across the Denver metro area. Watch Denver7's live news stream at this link or the player below:
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