Major winter storm in Colorado: How much snow Denver could get

DENVER — A significant winter storm is bearing down on the Denver metro space, with historic snow totals persevering with throughout the jap plains.

Heavy, moist snow will proceed falling throughout the Entrance Vary and jap plains by means of noon Saturday. 

The Denver Worldwide Airport has reported 9 inches of snow thus far, with as much as a foot of further snowfall potential earlier than this method strikes out. 

This spherical of snow began Friday morning. Whereas the snowfall remained mild in most areas by means of the morning and early afternoon, it started choosing up simply after 5 p.m. 

In a single day, as temperatures fall into the higher 20s, put together for slick aspect streets and sidewalks, because the moist roads start freeze over.

Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Climate Advisories are at present in-place throughout a lot of the excessive nation, entrance vary and jap plains, by means of midday Saturday. 

On the Jap Plains, a further 10 to twenty inches of snow will possible shut down all types of journey.

Scattered energy outages and downed branches are potential with the heavy, moist snow that’ll fall within the metro space, particularly in areas that see the heaviest snowfall. 

The worst of the snow will in all probability fall late on Friday. It ought to begin to taper off after midnight and absolutely shut off by mid-morning on Saturday within the Denver space, though areas east of Denver will maintain onto the snow the longest through the day on Saturday.

North of Denver, there will be some mixing that’ll cut back totals from an approximate Fort Lupton-Longmont line on north, due to downsloping winds off the Cheyenne Ridge. About 2-5 inches may fall in Fort Collins and Greeley from this storm.

Calmer climate takes over late Saturday and into early subsequent week. Till then, take this historic November snowstorm severely – this one will find yourself within the report books for certain.

• FRIDAY: Cloudy with heavy snow all through the day, excessive 34. Largely cloudy with snow possible in a single day, low 29.
• SATURDAY: Largely cloudy with morning snow, excessive 42. Partly cloudy in a single day, low 26.
• SUNDAY: Largely sunny, breezy and warming, excessive 50. Partly cloudy in a single day, low 27.
• MONDAY: Largely sunny, breezy and seasonal, excessive 54. Largely clear in a single day, low 32.
• TUESDAY: Largely sunny, windy and gentle, excessive 55. Largely clear in a single day, low 29.
• WEDNESDAY: Largely sunny and chilly, excessive 50. Largely clear in a single day, low 28.