Colorado weather: Snow begins to clear Saturday with drier, warmer weather returning
So far, the storm is not a record breaker, but this has been the biggest multi-day November snowstorm that Denver has seen in 30 years. Since Tuesday, Denver International Airport has picked up 19.2 inches of snow. The biggest November snowstorm was in 1946 when we picked up 30.4 inches of snow.
Light to moderate snow is expected Saturday morning across the Denver metro and eastern plains. By the afternoon some of the snow could change over to rain as we see temperatures climb into the 40s. By Saturday evening the snow and rain will come to an end.
Travel will be difficult through Saturday over eastern and southern Colorado where another 1 to 2 inches of snow could fall before the storm clears. Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories will remain in place through Saturday at noon with snow accumulations tapering off slowly.
Be prepared for snowy/slushy conditions mainly across Weld County, DIA, Aurora and into Parker, Franktown and the Palmer Divide.
Denver International Airport has reported 8.2 inches of snow over the last 24 hours, with snow amounts ranging from half an inch to up to 10 inches across the front range.
Southern Colorado areas have seen anywhere from 1 to over 3 feet of snow since Tuesday.
Saturday temperatures will stay below normal in the low 40s. The low-pressure system will push to the north and the east and that will allow milder air to take over for the second half of the weekend.
Sunday will be mostly sunny and dry with daytime high temperatures reaching into the upper 40s and low 50s across the front range. The mild weather continues into the work week with mostly dry conditions.
In eastern Colorado, the Colorado National Guard, Colorado Division of the Department of Homeland Security, Colorado State Patrol and various county first responders and 4x4 clubs are undergoing over 20 search-and-rescue missions on Saturday.
One truck driver in Kiowa was stranded for days and was put up in a shelter while he waited for his truck to be freed from the snow. He was eventually able to resume his route on Saturday.
Neighbors on Kiowa-Bennett Road also thanked one man for getting their cars out of the snow and clearing walkways. Stan Filonowich spent more than seven hours shoveling snow-turned-slush in the Colorado sun, all before anyone even had to ask.
Filonowich showed us where he shoveled out: "Jennifer's house, our house and Andrew's house, and then the kids gave me 10 bucks to do Rob's driveway," he said. "Then we got Lois's two cars out."
Meanwhile, at a ranch down the road, a farmer fed his cows unphased, telling CBS News Colorado, "it's just a snowstorm. It's Colorado; if you're not used to it, you'll get used to it."
"You gotta work a little harder, that's all," he continued. "But you gotta take care of them so you gotta do what you gotta do."
In total, portions of eastern Colorado got between 30 and 40 inches of snow over the past several days.
CBS News Colorado reporters Michael Abeyta and Sarah Horbacewicz contributed to this report.
