Denver had a temperature high of 17 degrees at DIA Saturday and accumulated about 2.2 inches of fluffy snow, according to the National Weather Service.
The low was reported as 9 degrees at the airport at around 6 p.m. and is expected to continue dropping into the night, NWS meterologist Todd Dankers said in the evening. Some freezing drizzle has been reported.
“It came through as kind of a light fluffy slow,” Dankers said. “Nothing too bad, just enough to kind of slow people down on the roads.”
A majority of areas accumulated 2 inches, said Dankers.
The storm made its way from north to south and started to wind down by 1:30 p.m., meteorologist Greg Hanson said. Areas in the mountains were reporting upward of 8 to 10 inches in higher terrain, he said. The Foothills saw 4 to 6 inches while the Plains were closer to 2 to 4 inches.
The Denver International Airport, which started seeing trace amounts of snow at midnight, said significant flight impacts weren’t expected but warned passengers to check their flight status as low visibility or shifting winds could cause delays.
Snow teams are ready for expected light snowfall during the morning and afternoon. Check your flight status as the weather moves in. While significant flight impacts aren't expected, delays due to low visibility or shifting winds are always possible.
— Denver Int'l Airport (@DENAirport)
Heavy traffic delayed travel from Denver to the Eisenhower tunnel in the morning, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. Traction law is in place on I-70 between Vail and Denver.
As as Saturday morning, the metro area has seen 6.4 inches of snow this season, slightly below the 7 inches that normally drop by now, the NWS said. Despite a burst of January snow, the South Platte River basin is still 93 percent of normal snowpack after a dry end to 2017.
