Rain and snow showers will develop along the Front Range by mid to late afternoon.
Hour By Hour FutureCast
A Winter Storm Warning goes into effect for portions of the Front Range mountains above 9,000 feet at 6 pm. These locations could see 5-12 inches of snow over the next day.
Weather
Snow returning to the high country is good news since snow pack is lagging behind normal in most river basins. Areas in pink have a Winter Storm Warning starting at 6 pm Wednesday. Areas in purple will have a Winter Weather Advisory starting at 9 pm Wednesday.
Hour By Hour FutureCast
Rain and snow showers will expand in coverage into the evening hours. The snow level will lower to around 7,500 feet as we move into tonight.
Hour By Hour FutureCast
The precipitation is expected to be mostly all rain along the Interstate 25 urban corridor. Some places could see rainfall rates up to a tenth of an inch per hour at times.
Hour By Hour FutureCast
A Winter Weather Advisory goes into effect for the Front Range foothills, including Conifer, Evergreen, Black Hawk and Central City at 9 pm. These locations could see 3 to 6 inches of snow over the next 24 hours.
Weather
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for areas in the pink from 6 pm Wednesday into the day on Thursday. The purple areas go under a Winter Weather Advisory at 9pm Wednesday.
Hour By Hour FutureCast
Rain and snow showers are expected to last into the overnight hours and off and on into the day on Thursday. For the most part the snow level should stay above 6,000 feet but a few flakes could mix in lower than that at times, especially toward sunrise on Thursday.
GFS Rain Model
Some computer models show up to a half inch of rain could fall in metro Denver over the next 24 hours.
ECMWF Rain Model
This is the European Forecast Model.
NAM Rain Model
The North American Model shows higher totals in the foothills where most of the precipitation would fall as snow.
RPM Rain Model
Some computer models show up to a half inch of rain could fall in metro Denver over the next 24 hours.