Treacherous travel across Colorado's mountains on Presidents Day, Arctic blast arrives Monday
Another Arctic blast and several rounds of snow are expected in Denver early next week. Moderate to heavy mountain snow begins Sunday night.
Another round of heavy mountain snow develops Sunday
Snow will become heavier Sunday night and linger all day on Monday. Holiday traffic is already expected to cause a surge of travel along the I-70 corridor, adding significant snow will create several delays and possibly even closures. Be sure to check the forecast before you go!
This round of snow will come to an end late Tuesday night. As of now widespread 8-16" with up to 30" of snow is expected.
Few waves of snow spill on the Plains
While heavy snow is ongoing in the mountain Sunday night through Tuesday, a few waves will spill across the Plains. In fact, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday night will each feature snow chances. At this point, none look huge and snow will be very light and fluffy. This is similar to what we saw last week.
As of now lets say these 3 systems could produce an inch or two combined across I-25. Accumulating begin east of Akron and Flagler on the Plains (1-4").
Here comes the Arctic blast
Arctic air arrives Monday night into Tuesday. Tuesday will be cold, with high temperatures topping out in the teens. Winds will be breezy enough to cause dangerous wind chills as low as 25 below out the door Tuesday morning.
With wind chills as low as -25 degrees below 0, frostbite can occur in as little as 30 minutes to uncovered skin. Make sure you bundle up as you head out the door to work or wait for the bus. Wind chills will be below zero both Wednesday and Thursday morning, the same advice applies.
Please stay tuned regarding the snow aspect of the forecast as pesky Arctic air can be unpredictable.
