7:00 AM | ****Major winter storm to bring significant accumulating snow to the region from this evening into early Friday****

6-Day forecast for the Denver, Colorado metro region

Today

Mainly cloudy, breezy, noticeably cooler than the past few days, good chance of showers, maybe a PM thunderstorm, highs in the lower 50’s; N-NE winds increasing to 10-20 mph

Tonight

Rain changes to all snow by late evening and continues heavy at times after midnight with a few inches of accumulation by morning, a rumble of thunder is possible as is blowing snow, winds will increase in intensity with gusts to 30 mph; lows near 30 degrees

Thursday

Snow, heavy at times with significant accumulations likely, windy with gusts past 30 mph leading to blowing snow, cold, low-to-mid 30’s for afternoon highs

Thursday Night             

Snow likely, windy, cold, total snow accumulations of 8-14 inches are on the table in and around Denver, mid-to-upper 20’s for late night lows

Friday

Mainly cloudy, breezy, cold, still the chance for some AM snow showers, near 40 degrees

Saturday

Mainly sunny, chilly, chance of a snow shower, mid-to-upper 40’s later in the day

Sunday

Mainly sunny, chilly, chance of snow showers, mid-to-upper 40’s

Monday

Mainly sunny, milder, mid-to-upper 50’s

Discussion 

From a climatological standpoint, the month of March is quite favorable for accumulating snow in the local area, and it looks like the climatology will deliver this year. The last couple of days have been quite mild, but big temperature changes are on the way beginning today and it looks like the colder weather will be accompanied by a major winter storm. A strong storm system will begin impacting the area today with rain or a combination of rain and snow. The precipitation changes to all snow later this evening and the snow is likely to continue, heavy at times, right into early Friday morning…snow should be of the heavy and wet variety. Significant snow accumulations of 8-14 inches are on the table for the Denver/Boulder regions and the foothills can receive 2 or 3 feet of snow. Winds will become an increasing factor with gusts of 30+ mph from later tonight into tomorrow night leading to blowing snow and there can be some rumbles of thunder mixed into the picture as well. The weather settles down this weekend and it turns milder again early next week.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather