Light snow flurries are expected for one more day in the Denver area before the storm moves east and a gradual warming trend begins, forecasters say.
where snowfall throughout the day created tough driving conditions in the foothills and mountains, so far traffic in the Denver metro area appears to be running smoothly.
“We haven’t seen too many crashes. The roads are in pretty good shape. There have been no road closures,” said Stacia Sellers, spokeswoman for the Colorado Department of Transportation.
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A women rushes across the street in downtown Denver as snow falls, Feb. 24, 2017.
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A runner catching his stride at Denver City Park. Feb. 24, 2017 Denver, CO.
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James Hrusovsky stops to snap a photo of his dog Bela near the boat ramp at Denver City Park. Feb. 24, 2017 Denver, CO.
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Simone Cotter her dog Nanook and Alysia Kamrath walking through Denver City Park in the snow. Feb. 24, 2017 Denver, CO.
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A deer peeks out from snow covered trees at Bear Lake Park in Lakewood, Feb. 24, 2017.
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Golden police officers work on getting a jack-knifed tractor trailer off of the exit ramp to 6th ave off of C-470 on ice coated roads created that difficult driving conditions on Feb. 23, 2017 in Golden. A fast moving storm brought little snow but cold enough temperatures to freeze highways and roads creating difficult driving conditions for drivers.
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Tow truck drivers with Denver West Towing, work on getting a large jack-knifed semi-tractor trailer off of the 6th ave exit off of C-470 on Feb. 23, 2017 in Golden. A fast moving storm brought little snow but cold enough temperatures to freeze highways and roads creating difficult driving conditions for drivers.
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Golden police officers Adam Zutman, middle, and Shawn Henslee, right, help get a driver back onto the slippery on-ramp off of 6th ave heading towards C-470 on Feb. 23, 2017 in Golden. A fast moving storm brought little snow but cold enough temperatures to freeze highways and roads creating difficult driving conditions for drivers.
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A CDOT plow waits to get past a wreck on the 6th Avenue exit off of C-470 as ice-coated roads created difficult driving conditions on Feb. 23, 2017, in Golden. A fast moving storm brought little snow but cold enough temperatures to freeze highways and roads creating difficult driving conditions for unprepared drivers.
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Golden police officers Adam Zutman, left, and Shawn Henslee, right, walk along the exit ramp to help get drivers up the slippery road as they try to head towards C-470 off of 6th ave on ice coated roads created that difficult driving conditions on Feb. 23, 2017 in Golden.
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A car narrowly missed ending up in the water of Boulder Creek in Boulder Canyon on Feb. 23, 2017 in Boulder. The occupants of the car, who were driving east down Boulder canyon, were hit by an out of control car going westbound and were pushed into the creek. The couple were scared but unhurt from the accident.
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A Boulder county sheriff vehicle stops traffic in Boulder Canyon on Feb. 23, 2017 in Boulder.
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A tow truck driver with Marv's Towing secures a cable onto car to pull it out of Boulder Creek on Feb. 23, 2017 in Boulder. The occupants of the car, who were driving east down Boulder Canyon, were hit by an out of control car going westbound and were pushed into the creek. The couple were scared but unhurt from the accident.
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Colorado state trooper Nathan Parks, middle, watches with the owner of the car, middle, as a tow truck driver with Marv's Towing, right, pulls a car out of Boulder Creek on Feb. 23, 2017 in Boulder, Colorado. The occupants of the car, who were driving east down Boulder canyon, were hit by an out of control car going westbound and were pushed into the creek. The couple was scared but unhurt from the accident.
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A women rushes across the street in downtown Denver as snow falls, Feb. 24, 2017.
Crews treated the roads with chemicals in advance of the storm and stayed out through Thursday night keeping highways and streets clear, Sellers said. They focused on the interstates, bridges, overpasses and ramps, she said.
There is a 20 percent chance of snow through Friday, according to the NWS. The snow will taper off in the evening and it will get very cold at night.
In the mountains, between 1 and 3 inches of new snow is expected Friday.
The high temperature Friday will be around 26, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder. The low Friday night will be around 10 degrees, but the wind chill factor will make it feel like minus 3 degrees.
A slight warm-up starts Saturday with a high of 35. Temperatures will continue to climb to 39 on Sunday and 43 on Monday. The average high temperature for this time of year usually falls in the upper 40s. February has been unusually warm and four high temperature records have been set so far this month.
A slight chance for snow returns to the forecast Tuesday after 11 a.m., the weather service predicts. The high will be about 39 degrees. Expect highs of 44 on Wednesday and 50 by Thursday.
