If you’ve had enough of the snow and cold, well, buckle up. There’s more on the way.
After a round of snow and cold swept through the Denver area on Tuesday morning, heavier snow is likely Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
“Best time frame (for heavy snow) appears to be from around 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., with the evening commute stuck in the middle,” on Tuesday morning.
This will likely have significant impacts on both the Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning commutes.
As of late Tuesday morning, about 1 to 4 inches of snow already had fallen across the Denver area. By the time the snow finishes on Wednesday, a total of 6 to 12 inches of snow is expected across most of the metro area, according to the National Weather Service.
A cold front produced a band of heavy snow across the Denver Metro area early this am. This band will diminish as it sags south. Light snow will remain over NE CO today before increasing late aftn. Hazardous travel conditions. Snow will increase across the mtns today.
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder)
In addition to the snow, winds will also continue to be a factor with this storm. Colder temperatures are making Tuesday’s snowfall generally light and fluffy, and gusty winds will likely blow around the snow, restricting visibility and creating some smaller snowdrifts. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph to 30 mph across the metro area.
Denver’s wind chill was below zero for at least three straight hours on Tuesday morning, .
After snow throughout the overnight period, the snow should slowly come to a close on Wednesday morning. It will likely still be snowing during the morning commute. Delays are likely on Wednesday morning as roads will be snow-covered and icy.
This snowstorm could also help Denver move further up in the record books, with the city’s snowiest October since 1997 (at the old Stapleton Airport weather observation site) already clinched.
After the snow comes to a close on Wednesday, skies will clear on Wednesday afternoon, paving the way for the season’s coldest temperature yet. With a combination of fresh snowfall, clear skies and light winds on Wednesday night, conditions will be ripe for Denver to potentially set its coldest October temperature on record.
