Another strong Pacific storm will pass over the Colorado mountains tonight and Tuesday morning, with most of the southwest corner of the state in line for 5 to 10 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service.
The heaviest snow is expected in the San Juan Mountains, which could collect more than a foot of snow before noon Tuesday, forecasters said.
Snow chances are less in the central and northern mountains, but most areas of western Colorado should see 1 to 3 inches, the National Weather Service stated.
Mount Werner, the ski area southeast of Steamboat Springs, for example, has a 50 percent chance of snow from the system tonight and Tuesday, and forecasters expect less than 2 inches.
Some parts of the Front Range could pick up half an inch of snow Tuesday.
Denver has a 30 percent chance of snow Tuesday with a forecast high of 40 degrees, but sunny skies are expected to return in the afternoon, forecaster said.
Temperatures return to about 60 degrees in the city on Wednesday and Thursday.
The high today was 50 degrees. The average daily high temperature for this week is 44 degrees, according to weather records.
A storm that rolled into Colorado Saturday afternoon and out on Sunday afternoon dropped 10 to 17 inches on the mountains of western Colorado, boosted snowpack by about 10 percent in the region.
The snowpack still ranges from 64 percent to 78 percent of their 30-year averages.
