Colorado Mountains Expect More Than a Foot, Denver Weather Stays Dry

Colorado's mountains are on track to get more than a foot of fresh snow this week, while denver weather is expected to stay dry with no accumulating snow in the city. A winter weather advisory begins late Sunday night and runs through 6 p.m. Monday for mountain counties in central and northern Colorado.

Boulder To Summit Counties

The advisory covers parts of Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Larimer, Park and Summit counties. The expected snowfall totals range from 3 to 15 inches in the warning area, and up to 45 mph wind gusts are expected to make mountain travel hazardous.

Sunday Night Snowfall

Snow was expected to start in the mountains early Sunday and intensify overnight, with accumulating snow likely through Wednesday morning. In Denver, trace amounts could fall in the southern metro area, but no snow is expected to accumulate.

Colorado Lower Elevations

The National Weather Service said thunderstorms and severe weather were continuing in Colorado's lower elevations. That leaves the main travel concern focused on the mountains, where the combination of fresh snow and wind is expected to last through the advisory period and beyond Monday evening.