Rain in the Denver metro area changed over to heavy snow early Tuesday evening. The temperature at 6 p.m. in Denver was 34 degrees, so the snow so far hasn’t been sticking on roads but that will change overnight as temperatures dip.
Slick roads developed quickly during the afternoon drive in and near the foothills. A jack-knifed semi-truck slowed down commuters that were traveling along Interstate 70 near the Evergreen Parkway through early in the evening on Tuesday.
As a result of the weather conditions, Denver Public Schools announced just before 7 p.m. that all schools will be closed on Wednesday. Around the same time, Aurora Public Schools also announced they’ll be closed Wednesday. Many other school districts on Colorado’s Front Range then followed suit. (See CBS Colorado’s full list of school closings and delays.)
The nature of this Colorado spring storm is resulting in some bad visibility for drivers in some areas. There has also been a fair amount of fog, including in the Denver Tech Center and in Castle Rock. The Wednesday morning commute will be very slick across the state…