Starting today at 12pm, A winter weather advisory is in effect for the Front Range of Colorado. The storm will most likely gain in intensity this afternoon with the heaviest snowfalls occuring tonight. Snow will likely taper off by tomorrow afternoon as the system moves into the Great Plains.
So far, optimistic forecasts are calling for up to 12”-14” on Loveland Pass.
As of now, Loveland and Arapahoe Basin are open for business and should see significant snowfall out of this system.
Situation:
*A STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP OVER THE GREAT BASIN THIS MORNING AND WILL GRADUALLY MOVE ACROSS COLORADO LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD EASTWARD OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL DECREASE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF COLORADO.
NOAA Winter Weather Advisory
*WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON MST THURSDAY… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON MST THURSDAY.
* TIMING…SNOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS…BECOMING HEAVIEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…5 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH A FEW LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND LOCATIONS NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR. MOUNTAIN VALLEYS WILL SEE LESSER AMOUNTS…GENERALLY FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES.
* WIND/VISIBILITY…WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ALONG WITH SNOW WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS…EXPECT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING AS ROADWAYS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED.
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