Dense fog advisory for Denver goes into effect Saturday, incoming storm system to drop snow across Colorado
A dense fog advisory will go into effect in Denver overnight and last through midday on Saturday. The fog is expected to be thicker than the fog that was present in parts of the Denver metro area on Friday morning. It will be a First Alert Weather Day Saturday.
The fog is part of the return of winter weather across Colorado for the first weekend of the new year.
An incoming system starts to drop snow across the state Saturday. The snow arrives later in the day. It will move into the mountains -- where a winter weather advisory will go into effect -- in the mid-morning. Snow should begin to reach the Denver metro area and the Front Range by the evening and continue to fall overnight.
This system could bring roughly 4-10" of snow for the mountains, with the highest totals expected near the Park Range. Totals across the Denver metro and along the I-25 corridor are likely to range from 1-4 inches. In eastern Colorado, banded snow has the potential to bring as much as 6 inches of snow, but most areas will see 1-4 inches.
Snow will clear up on Sunday morning, leaving a much colder afternoon. Sunday's highs are expected to stay in the 30s. Bundle up if you're heading to the Broncos game!
By halftime, temperatures will likely be just below freezing.
For backcountry explorers, the avalanche danger remains high in Colorado, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.
