Colorado’s mountains are on track to see more than a foot of fresh snowfall this week as thunderstorms and severe weather continue in the state’s lower elevations, according to the National Weather Service.
A will be in effect from late Sunday night to 6 p.m. Monday for Colorado’s mountains, according to the weather service. The advisory covers parts of Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Larimer, Park and Summit counties.
Roughly 3 to 15 inches are expected across the warning area, according to the advisory.
As of Sunday morning, :
- 3 inches in Nederland, with up to 10 inches possible
- 4 inches in Georgetown, with up to 12 inches possible
- 6 inches in Winter Park, with up to 11 inches possible
- 7 inches in Eldora, with up to 14 inches possible
- 9 inches on U.S. 6’s Loveland Pass, with up to 14 inches possible
- 10 inches on Colorado 14’s Cameron Pass near Walden and U.S. 34’s Milner Pass in Rocky Mountain National Park, with up to 21 inches possible
- 12 inches on U.S. 40’s Berthoud Pass near Winter Park, with up to 20 inches possible
- 12 inches on Mount Zirkel, the highest summit of the Park Range of the Rocky Mountains, with up to 24 inches possible
No snow is expected to accumulate in Denver, though trace amounts could fall in the southern metro area, according to the weather service.
Snow was expected to start in the mountains early Sunday and intensify overnight, with accumulating snow likely through Wednesday morning, according to .
The mountain snow, combined with up to 45 mph wind gusts, will create hazardous travel conditions, forecasters said in the advisory.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
