Heavy snow forecast for Colorado’s mountains on Monday will make travel difficult, with more than a foot of fresh snowfall expected to accumulate by the storm’s end, according to the National Weather Service.
Snow expected to fall in Colorado’s mountains between 6 a.m. Monday and 6 a.m. Thursday, , included:
- 3 inches in Conifer, with up to 5 inches possible
- 4 inches in Estes Park, with up to 9 inches possible
- 7 inches in Georgetown, with up to 14 inches possible
- 8 inches in Winter Park, with up to 12 inches possible
- 9 inches in Nederland, with up to 13 inches possible
- 10 inches on Cameron Pass and Milner Pass in Rocky Mountain National Park, with up to 20 inches possible
- 11 inches in Allenspark, with up to 14 inches possible
- 11 inches on Loveland Pass, with up to 17 inches possible
- 13 inches in Eldora, with up to 16 inches possible
- 14 inches on Berthoud Pass, with up to 21 inches possible
Heavy snow will fall on the Interstate 70 mountain corridor between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday, including at the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel and on Vail Pass, . Snow-covered roads and low visibility will create hazardous travel conditions, forecasters said.
A will be in effect for parts of Boulder, Grand, Jackson and Larimer counties in northern Colorado until 9 p.m. Monday, according to the weather service.
“If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency,” forecasters stated in the warning.
Separate will also be in effect until 9 p.m. Monday for Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Park and Summit counties. The advisories are a , but also warn of dangerous travel conditions and heavy snow.
No snow is expected to accumulate in Denver on Monday, but the metro area could see trace amounts if the storm is stronger than anticipated, according to the weather service. On the high end of the forecast, the southern metro area may see up to one-half of an inch of snowfall.
Rain is forecast for the Denver area throughout the day on Monday, according to the weather service. If snow does fall, it will likely happen between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m., .
Snow is likely in the mountains through early Tuesday morning, after which the storm will pause and resume Wednesday afternoon, . The second wave of is expected to continue into early Thursday morning.
