National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists in Colorado issued a new winter weather advisory on Friday ahead of a winter storm set to bring as much as 8 inches of snow to the state.
The winter weather advisory was issued by the NWS office in Denver at 10:55 a.m. local time Friday morning. It went into effect at 2 p.m. local time Friday afternoon for the mountains of Summit County, the Mosquito Range, and the Indian Peaks, including the areas of Indian Peaks, Kenosha Mountains, East Slopes Mosquito Range, Mount Blue Sky, Berthoud Pass, Eisenhower Tunnel, Winter Park, Williams Fork Mountains and Breckenridge. The winter weather hits as meteorologists have warned about back-to-back storms set to pummel the West with as much as 10 feet of snow over the next week.
The highest snowfall amounts are expected along the southern Front Range Mountains. The incoming storms mark a sharp turn from the region’s prolonged dry stretch and persistent snow deficits, where low snowpack has raised concerns about water supply heading into spring. Denver did not see its first snowfall of the season until November 29, 2025, which was the second latest first snowfall in the city’s history…