Snow Out, Cold Remains

DENVER -- The chilly weather and snow will make for a festive Thanksgiving scene across northern Colorado. The storm has not been a big dumper, it has provided some Thanksgiving delight to snow-lovers along the Front Range and northern mountains.

Snow began falling after rush hour Tuesday evening and fell at a moderate pace into Wednesday morning. Although the brunt of the snowfall is over, we can expect flurries to linger into the evening before ending after dark.  Most of the snowfall has been along and east of the Continental Divide with accumulations varying from 10 inches in the mountains to a few inches along the southern urban corridor.

Snow advisories were issued by the National Weather Service Tuesday evening.  The advisories were lifted early in the morning as the heavier snow had come to an end across the state. Overall Snow totals in the northern mountains ranged from 5 inches to 10 inches, mostly in the areas north of Interstate 70.  The northern Front Range foothills reported anywhere between 4 inches and 8 inches.  Mountain valleys and the Front Range urban corridor, including Ft. Collins, saw between 3 to 6 inches. 

The Denver metro area generally reported anywhere between 1 inch to 4 inches.  Out on the eastern plains, reports ranged from a trace to about 2 inches with the higher amounts north of I-76.

The fast speed of this storm combined with a short duration of favorable upslope winds kept  the snow totals for this system low.

The storm system will continue to move quickly and be well east of the region by Thanksgiving Day, but will bring some weather worries to much of the Midwest and the Northeast states.  Severe storms and heavy snows will move through the midwest and southeast through the early part of the weekend.

Another system is expected to move across Colorado early in the weekend that may bring accumulating snows to the areas in the southern mountains that missed out with Wednesday's storm.  That storm will also be a fast mover and isn't expected to impact the metro area with much more than flurries.