7:00 AM | *****Major snowstorm continues for the Denver/Boulder metro regions with 10-16 inches on the table by late tonight...localized higher amounts are likely*****

6-Day forecast for the Denver, Colorado metro region

Today

Snow will be light-to-moderate for awhile this morning and then become heavy at times for the afternoon, several inches of additional accumulations are likely during the day, strong wind gusts will cause some blowing snow, cold, highs in the low-to-mid 30’s; N-NE winds increasing to 10-20 mph; gusts to 30 mph

Tonight

Snow, heavy at times, windy with gusts to 30 mph creating some blowing snow, cold, total accumulation amounts of 10-16 inches by late tonight and localized higher amounts are likely, lows in the mid-to-upper 20’s

Friday

Lingering snow showers possible early; otherwise, becoming partly sunny, breezy, cold, near 40 degrees for afternoon highs

Friday Night             

Partly cloudy, quite cold, low-to-mid 20’s for late night lows

Saturday

Mainly sunny, chilly, mid-to-upper 40’s

Sunday

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

Monday

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

Tuesday

Mainly sunny, mild, lower 60’s

Discussion 

There may be a lull in the snow for awhile this morning, but heavy snow will re-develop this afternoon across the Denver metro region and continue tonight as a strong upper-level low reaches around the southwestern states. The slow movement of this upper-level system is combining with deep, strong and long-lasting upsloping winds to produce significant snowfall around here and this pattern will last well into the night with 10-16 inches on the table for the Denver/Boulder metro areas and localized higher amounts are likely. Winds will remain an important factor with gusts past 30 mph today and tonight creating some blowing snow and there can be a rumble of thunder as well. The snow is of the heavy, wet variety which unfortunately, raises the possibility of some isolated power outages as the day progresses. Across the foothills, as much as 2-4 feet of snow is likely to accumulate during this major winter storm event by daybreak on Friday. The weather settles down this weekend and a noticeable warm up takes place early next week.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather