More mountain snow on the way for one of Colorado's busiest ski weekends of the season
The Presidents' Day weekend will stay relatively mild and dry for the metro area while the mountains get snow and wind again starting Sunday.
High temperatures will reach into the 50s around Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins on Saturday. It will stay a bit cooler on the Eastern Plains and on the Western Slope where Grand Junction will be stuck in the upper 30s. Partly sunny skies will be found statewide with no chance for snow anywhere in Colorado.
Looking ahead to Sunday, a weather system moving into the northern mountains will bring snow back to most ski areas along and north of Highway 50. The Steamboat area will probably get the most snow in the state with 6-12 inches over Rabbit Ears Pass Sunday through Monday. Farther south, the I-70 mountain corridor will likely get 3-6 inches over the two days. A Winter Weather Advisory is in place from 2am through 5pm Sunday. Winds could gust as high as 45mph making for difficult travel.
In addition to the snow, we are also expecting windy conditions. Starting at 5 pm today through 10 am Sunday we have a High Wind Warning in place from Walsenburg through Trinidad. We could see wind gusts up to 60 mph.
The windy weather will stick around Sunday through Monday for places along the foothills, Rocky Mountain National Park, the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the Medicine Bow Range. A High Wind Watch is is in place Sunday afternoon through Monday morning. We could see wind gusts up to 75 mph.
On Sunday, daytime highs will be back in the 40s for the metro area. It will be mostly sunny in Denver with dry conditions.
The Denver metro area and all lower elevations east of the mountains will stay dry through at least Tuesday morning next week. A powerful cold front will bring much colder weather to the the Front Range starting Wednesday and it seems likely that front will bring snow as well.
