Arapahoe Basin is in store for what could be its last powder day of the season.
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Right now, a Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for much of the Front Range including Arapahoe Basin and Loveland Pass. So far, forecasts are calling for up to 13″ above 10,000 feet and snow showers should last throughout the day Friday before Memorial Day Weekend kicks off Saturday.
Winter Weather Advisory
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM MDT FRIDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM MDT FRIDAY.
* TIMING…SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME NUMEROUS THIS AFTERNOON…CAUSING LOCALIZED AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY AND HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES. IT WILL BECOME MORE STRATIFORM TONIGHT…ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS. SNOW WILL DECREASE FRIDAY MORNING FROM WEST TO EAST.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS..6 TO 13 INCHES ABOVE 10000 FEET…WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS FOUND OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN PARK AND CLEAR CREEK COUNTIES.
* VISIBILITY…VISIBILITY MAY DROP TO BELOW HALF A MILE AT TIMES UNDER HEAVIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
* IMPACTS…CONVECTION WILL LIKELY CAUSE LOCALIZED AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY AND SLIGHT TO SLUSHY ROADS…CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
