Up to nine inches of new snow is expected in the northern and central mountains of Colorado on Monday and into Tuesday morning, forecasters predict.
But none of that snow is forecast to reach the Denver metro area, according to Natalie Gusack, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Boulder.
Wind out of the northwest will gust up to 20 mph on a partly sunny day in Denver.
“We’re mostly expecting cool, windy conditions in Denver,” Gusack said.
The high temperature in Denver is expected to reach about 44 degrees, according to the NWS.
Between four and nine inches of snow is expected in the mountains, with the heaviest amounts in western Jackson and Grand counties, Gusack said.
There is a that include Vail, Aspen, Crested Butte, Marble and Taylor Park. The weather service in Grand Junction says the storm that started Sunday will taper off Monday morning but pick up in the afternoon and continue into Tuesday.
Winds in the mountains are expected at 10-20 mph with gust up to 30 mph, according to the warning, and “very hazardous or impossible” travel over mountain passes is expected. Total accumulations could reach 10 to 16 inches.
Monday night in Denver is expected to be mostly cloudy with a low of around 24 degrees, the NWS says.
High temperatures are not expected to break above the 40 degree level for the remainder of the week in Denver. A high of 37 degrees is predicted both for Tuesday and Wednesday, meteorologists anticipate.
A northwest wind of up to 38 mph hour is expected Tuesday.
Temperatures will rise to about 34 degrees on Thursday and 29 degrees on Friday. There is a slight chance for snow late Thursday night, according to the forecast.
The prediction for the weekend is warmer with a high of around 39 on Saturday and 48 on Sunday.
