DENVER — It is a Denver7 Weather Action Day through Wednesday as a potent winter storm swirls across the state. Winter Storm Warnings are in effect for the foothills west of Denver as well as the southern Denver suburbs, Palmer Divide, the southeast plains and the Central and Southwest Mountains.
The storm will move into Colorado tonight, with snow increasing in the mountains and developing in the evening for the Denver area by late evening. Highs did reach the low 40s during the early afternoon, but temperatures will fall tonight with a stiff northeast wind. Wind chills will drop to zero to 10 below by Wednesday morning,
This storm should drop 4 to 6 inches of snow over downtown Denver with closer to 8 inches on the south and west sides of the metro area.
Expect foot or more in the central and southern mountains, especially the San Juan and Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The weather will be much colder with readings in the upper teens on Wednesday and single digit lows by Thursday morning.
Potential snow totals:
- Palmer Divide: 6”-10”
- Southern Denver metro: 6”-8”
- Northern metro up to Boulder: 2”-4”
- Northern I-25 to Fort Collins and plains: Trace to 3”
- Telluride: 1 to 2 feet
The storm will lift northeast on Wednesday night and skies will clear on Thursday. Temperatures will climb through the end of the week and we'll see more 50s and melting this weekend!
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