A snowstorm that dropped several inches of snow overnight Sunday continued to dump snow on the Denver metro area on Monday afternoon, icing over roads and making travel hazardous.
While skies appeared to be clearing early Monday evening, Chad Gimmelstad, a spokesman for the National Weather Service in Boulder, said an additional snow flurry was still expected to move through the Denver area before 7 p.m.
“It should only be a quick burst,” Gimmelstad said.
Some areas near Boulder and along the Interstate 70 corridor have received a foot or more of snow, according to the weather service.
“Be prepared for rapidly changing travel conditions and sudden reductions in visibility,” a weather report issued around 1 p.m. said. According to the NWS Twitter feed, the storm is reducing visibility to 1/16 of a mile in the downtown area.
The heaviest amounts of accumulation are expected in the foothills of Boulder, Jefferson and Douglas counties, the weather service said, with new storms forming in northeastern Colorado. A winter storm warning is in effect until 8 p.m. Monday night for the foothills.
So far, just over three inches of snow has been reported at , where officials are urging travelers to keep an eye on their flight schedules. Out of roughly 1,500 daily flights, 59 have so far been canceled.
DIA spokeswoman Laura Coale said airlines are deicing their planes, meaning passengers should expect to spend more time on the runway before taking off.
RTD also warned of delays along bus routes due to the hazardous weather on its Twitter feed.
Sunday night, the snowstorm led to several accidents and interstate closures in the mountains. Loveland Pass was closed early Monday morning so road crews could complete avalanche mitigation work.
Eldora Mountain Resort said 15 inches of snow dropped between Sunday morning and Monday.
“It’s snowing with flakes the size of chicken feathers!” the resort said in a news release.
High temperatures Monday night were expected to be in the upper teens. The area was expected to see a warm-up on Tuesday, with high temperatures in the upper 30s.
Jesse Paul: 303-954-1733, jpaul@denverpost.com or twitter.com/jesseapaul
