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Colorado weather: Winter storm approaches, up to 21 inches of snow expected in southern Colorado

Up to 6 inches of snow forecast for southern Denver metro

A person clears off a car during a winter snow storm in Washington, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
A person clears off a car during a winter snow storm in Washington, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Lauren Penington of Denver Post portrait in Denver on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
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UPDATE: Snow falling in southeast mountains, arrives in Denver tonight

A winter storm expected to hit southern Colorado on Wednesday could drop more than a foot of snow in the mountains and up to 6 inches in the southern metro area, according to the National Weather Service.

The storm will start Wednesday night and continue into Thursday evening, . The will be along the southern and eastern mountains, including the I-25 corridor.

Colorado snow as of Tuesday

  • Up to 2 inches in downtown Denver, Golden, Lakewood and at Denver International Airport
  • Up to 3 inches in Aurora, Centennial, Highlands Ranch and Littleton
  • Up to 6 inches in Castle Rock, Larkspur, Elizabeth and Parker
  • Up to 14 inches in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, including Monarch Pass and Expectation Mountain
  • Up to 15 inches in southern Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, including Red Mountain Pass, Coal Bank Pass and Wolf Creek Pass
  • Up to 19 inches in central Colorado’s Columbus Basin
  • Up to 21 inches in Costilla County’s town of Blanca

the snowfall predictions aren’t set in stone because of uncertainty in the storm track and temperatures, but people should expect icy, snow-packed roads for the .

Areas in eastern Colorado that don’t see snow are likely to see rain Wednesday and Thursday, according to a .

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