With raw temperatures below zero this morning, and wind chills even further below, metro commuters girded for another icy, slow commute.
Denver’s official temperature stood at – 4 at 6 a.m., with a wind chill value of -16.
A chance of snow lingers through 8 a.m., following the 2 to 8 inches that fell around Denver on Monday.
Sunny skies should follow, but the high today might reach only 25 degrees before a warm-up into the mid-40s on Wednesday and the mid-50s by Friday, according to the forecast.
Winter storm warnings remain in effect in the High County until noon Tuesday, after about two feet of new snow in many locations Monday. Travel is expected to remain hazardous and slow on Tuesday and possibly Wednesday, according to the weather and highway officials.
Chain laws are in effect for mountain passes across the state tonight and Tuesday.
Mountain ski resorts are reporting a heap of fresh powder, with 31 inches at Crested Butte and 26 inches at Steamboat Springs since Saturday.
Snow is in the forecast for Western Colorado and Eastern Utah each day the rest of the week.
Gunnison could add another 5 inches of fresh powder on tonight and Tuesday, with Steamboat Springs expected to receive another four inches by Tuesday evening, according to the forecast.
Monday was the metro region’s most significant snowfall of the new year. Lookout Mountain, above Golden, recorded 8 inches at 7 p.m. Wheat Ridge had 6.5 inches and Boulder 4 inches, according to the Weather Service.
