Snow continues to linger throughout Colorado’s mountain ranges on Sunday and the state’s rocky peaks might see one other couple of inches stack up earlier than the storm strikes out, in line with the Nationwide Climate Service.
Between 6 a.m. Sunday and 6 p.m. Monday, one other 4 to six inches of recent snow might fall on mountain passes above 9,000 toes — together with Loveland Cross, Cumberland Cross, Independence Cross, Berthoud Cross, Eisenhower Tunnel and Wolf Creek Cross — in line with NWS forecasters.
Areas above 10,000 toes, particularly in southwestern Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, might see one other 10 to 12 inches of snow Sunday, in line with a Winter Storm Warning from NWS.
Since Friday, between 12 and 18 inches of snow have already fallen on the peaks of Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, in line with a NWS snowfall map. Decrease elevations additionally noticed between 3 and eight inches of snow throughout that point.
The Winter Storm Warning will stay in impact by way of 9 p.m. Sunday for the San Juan Mountains above 8,500 toes.
Snow showers will proceed within the mountains Monday morning earlier than coming to a cease within the afternoon, forecasters stated.
In hotter, decrease elevations, rain showers and thunderstorms will proceed intermittently on Sunday and Monday earlier than drying out on Tuesday, in line with NWS forecasters.
Denver will see its rainest climate between 5 a.m. and midday on Monday, NWS forecasters stated.
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