Tuesday’s storm brought record rainfall to the metro area, along with very significant amounts of snow in the lower mountains and on the plains east of Colorado Springs.
Hardest hit by the storm were Douglas, Jefferson and El Paso counties. The metro area received very little, if any, snow. Denver International Airport recorded 1.46 inches of rain, a record, which would have translated into about 15 inches of snow had it been colder.
The storm has passed and the forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with temperatures reaching into the 50s along the Front Range.
This weekend promises to be a beauty with temperatures reaching into the 70s. One forecaster optimistically says it may even get into the 80s on Sunday.
Today’s commute should be fine for most communities. The metro area roads are nearly dry.
Several roads east of Interstate-25 are still closed until they can be plowed. They include U.S. 24 from Colorado Springs to Limon, Colorado 86 from Franktown to Kiowa and Colorado 94 from Colorado Springs to Punkin Center.
The mountain arteries are all open and back to normal, including Loveland and Berthoud passes which were closed Tuesday. U.S. 285 from Conifer to Bailey is reopened and moving normally.
Following the storm, Crestone recorded the deepest snow of 24 inches, followed by Evergreen with 20, Conifer with 19, Parker with 15, Castle Rock with 13, Morrison with 8 and Golden with 5.
School closures include all Jefferson County mountain schools and all of Douglas County RE.1 schools. In Teller County, Woodland Park RE-2 schools are closed and the Miami-Yoder school in El Paso County is closed. Also, all Platte Canyon schools are closed today.
See the complete listing in a separate story on Denverpost.com
The Huerfano County courthouse in Walsenburg will be closed for the rest of the week because of storm damage.
