As a storm that has potential to result in major impacts for travelers along Colorado’s I-25 approaches, the National Weather Service has slightly downgraded their snowfall forecast. That said, snow is still expected, and if the high-end forecast comes to fruition, that’s where the bigger problems could start in major population centers such as Colorado Springs, Castle Rock, and south Denver.
In the ‘expected snowfall’ forecast, which has an 80 percent chance of taking place, Colorado Springs is now expected to get about two to three inches from Tuesday morning through Thursday morning while Castle Rock gets about four to six inches.
The highly-trafficked stretch of I-25 between the two still ends up with about six to eight inches of snow. That could be enough to cause issues, though snow does tend to melt off roadways quicker in early season storms.
The ‘high-end’ scenario (see ‘feature image’ map at top of article), however, is where conditions could make travel very difficult. In this scenario, up to a foot of snow lands along the aforementioned I-25 stretch, along with seven inches in Colorado Springs, nine in Castle Rock, and five in Denver. Any travel issues related to snow would be amplified in the one-in-10 chance that this scenario unfolds.