It looks like a bit of a post-Christmas weather turnaround as promised by forecasters will be taking place after all, with snow expected to hit Colorado over upcoming days – Denver and the Front Range included.
In the most likely scenario, widespread totals of about 12 to 18 inches are expected to land on many Colorado peaks through Monday morning (mapping found below in article), with most of that snow falling from Friday night into early Sunday hours. Totals on some peaks, especially those in the Park Range near Steamboat Springs, could reach higher than that, too, into the range of 18 to 24 inches. Meanwhile, Denver gets about one to three inches while Boulder gets two to five. It’s also worth noting that in this most likely scenario, parts of I-70 get snow in the range of eight to 12 inches, thus travel concerns can be expected in the mountains. Notably, Rabbit Ears Pass could get up to 13 and Wolf Creek Pass could get up to 15.
The high-end scenario (10% chance) is where things get particularly interesting, with the possibility of totals of about a foot being much more widespread throughout the mountains, with more peaks in that 12 to 18-inch range, as well as that 18 to 24-inch range. In this high-end scenario, the Park Range gets between 24 and 30 inches…