Several inches of snow fell across the metro area early Sunday morning, and light snow is expected to continue in Colorado’s mountains through Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
Spotters for the weather service reported Sunday morning snow accumulations of:
- 0.9 inches at Denver International Airport at 6 a.m.
- 1 inch in Boulder at 7 a.m.
- 1.5 inches in Cherry Hills Village at 6:44 a.m.
- 1.8 inches in Lakewood at 7 a.m.
- 2 inches in Littleton at 7 a.m.
- 2.1 inches in Wheat Ridge at 7 a.m.
- 2.2 inches in Arvada at 6 a.m.
- 2.5 inches in Sheridan at 7:09 a.m.
- 2.7 inches in Edgewater at 7 a.m.
- 2.5 inches in Denver at 7 a.m.
- 3 inches in Lone Tree at 7:18 a.m.
- 3.2 inches in Aurora at 7 a.m.
- 3.6 inches at Cherry Creek Reservoir at 7 a.m.
- 3.5 inches in Nederland at 6:45 a.m.
- 3.7 inches in Foxfield at 7 a.m.
- 3.9 inches in Castle Pines at 7 a.m.
- 4.5 inches in Parker at 10 a.m.
- 5.5 inches in Castle Rock at 8 a.m.
Snow totals were not immediately available Sunday for Colorado’s mountains, where snowfall is expected to continue through 5 p.m. Sunday, according to the weather service. Snow will pause overnight and resume early Monday morning, forecasters said. The second wave of snow starting Monday is expected to continue into Tuesday afternoon on the state’s mountain passes and peaks.
In Denver, snow was forecast until 5 p.m. Monday, but minimal accumulation was expected after 6 a.m., according to the weather service. A trace to 1/2 inch of new snow was expected between 6 a.m. and the storm’s end, according to the weather service’s snow forecasts.
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