The snow has stopped for now, but don’t expect it to melt anytime soon.
The Denver metro area won’t see temperatures above freezing today after Monday’s snow showers dropped 4 to 6 inches of precipitation. Denver International Airport received 2.9 inches of snowfall, with Boulder and areas to the northeast of the city waking up to between 6 and 8 inches.
Areas just northwest of Louisville were hardest hit in the Front Range, with up to 9 inches accumulating Monday.
Schools in Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties, the St. Vrain Valley School District and Greeley-Evans School District 6 are operating on normal hours this morning.
Westminster Public Schools, Mapleton School District and Adams 14 schools, as well as Mullen High School and Regis Jesuit High School, will have a two-hour late start. Ricks Center for Gifted Children has a one hour delay.
Denver Public Works said plow drivers will be working on both main and side streets. Fort Collins, Aurora and Loveland warned of transit and other driving-related delays today as their city crews similarly plow streets.
The National Weather Service predicts a maximum temperature of 19 degrees in Denver Tuesday with wind chill values as low as minus-13 degrees.
There’s a 30 percent chance of snow showers this afternoon that could potentially add to the accumulation, although National Weather Service Boulder meteorologist Cody Ledbetter doesn’t expect more than a half-inch.
“Tonight will gradually clear out (and) get down into the single digit lows with wind chills in the single digits, as well,” he said.
Heath Montgomery, a spokesman for the Denver International Airport, said Monday evening that the Presidents Day snowfall did not affect traffic at the airport.
“Airport operations are normal tonight,” he said in a phone message.
“We have not seen a significant impact due to the snowstorm and we’re not anticipating significant impacts overnight.”
Forecasters expect Wednesday to be sunny and slightly warmer with a high of 28, while a chance of snow showers returns later in the week. Ledbetter said the next chance for accumulation is Thursday night into Friday.
The weekend should be warmer still with the mercury tipped to reach the 40s through Monday.
