Overview
- Snow in Denver could start as early as 5 a.m. Thursday and continue into late Friday morning, with the most impactful window expected Thursday evening through the Friday commute.
- Probability guidance from the National Weather Service shows a 66% chance Denver tops 2 inches and a 41% chance it exceeds 4 inches, while most local forecasts center on roughly 1 to 4 inches.
- Higher elevations are poised for the biggest totals, including up to about 16 inches on peaks such as Mount Zirkel and near a foot at some ski resorts.
- The southern Front Range and Palmer Divide are favored for greater accumulation, generally around 6 to 8 inches, with heavier bands possible Thursday night.
- NWS alerts include a winter weather advisory for parts of the western High Country starting Wednesday evening and a winter storm watch for northern El Paso County, and officials caution about travel impacts on foothills and mountain corridors.