Denver commuters can expect to deal with wet roads Thursday morning but not much else, after overnight snow brought less than a half-inch to the metro area.
But the official accumulation reading from Denver International Airport of 0.4 inches was enough to break .
National Weather Service Boulder meteorologist Jim Kalina said he expects the snowfall to be over by 6 a.m.
Boulder received 1.5 inches of powder while the southern parts of the foothills saw up to 2 inches. Mountain towns got between 2 and 6 inches overnight, Kalina said.
But while the snow will stop falling, Thursday is set to be a colder day than Wednesday, with high temperatures in the upper 30s exacerbated by some gusty winds up to 25 mph from the north this afternoon.
The Front Range’s next best shot at a snow day comes this weekend, with another system moving through and potentially bringing precipitation Saturday night.
Roads in the metro area are wet, Colorado Department of Transportation traffic manager Steve Allen said. Snowplows were sent out Thursday morning. Drivers coming into Denver may hit icy spots on the highways.
Official Denver snowfall from is 0.4 inches. This ends the streak of days between measurable snowfall at 65 (Oct 10-Dec 13). 4th longest streak ever (69 days in 2002-2003, 68 in 1905-1906, and 67 in 1962).
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder)
