Wednesday is a First Alert Weather Day for Denver and all of Colorado’s Front Range.
A strong November storm system will bring a prolonged period of wet, snow and colder weather across Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region. The storm system will evolve into a cut-off low that is will not be driven by a strong jet stream. As a result, the low pressure area will linger in the southwest and Rockies through Saturday. This will bring in several waves of snow for the Front Range.
The strongest waves of snow will occur Tuesday night into Wednesday and again on Friday into Saturday morning. There are several advisories and warnings for heavy snow and strong winds in many areas of the state.
Let’s start with the warnings near the Mile High City and Front Range. There is a winter storm warning through Wednesday evening from Castle Rock and Parker down north to Colorado Springs, where 5 to 10 inches of snow is expected with wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph. That warning extends out across Limon and Burlington as well.