Wet weather is forecast for Colorado early this week, from snow in the mountains to rain across the Denver area, according to the National Weather Service.
Snow will be possible in Colorado’s mountains between Monday morning and Tuesday night, pausing on Wednesday and starting up again on Thursday, weather service forecasters said.
In lower elevations, including Denver, rain showers are forecast between Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, according to the weather service. Rain will also resume on Thursday, and snow will be possible in the metro area between Thursday and Friday.
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The weather service’s snow forecasts cover three days. As of Monday, the following snow totals were expected to accumulate by 5 a.m. Friday:
- 1 inch in Georgetown, with up to 3 inches possible
- 2 inches on Interstate 70’s Vail Pass and U.S. 40’s Muddy Pass near Kremmling, with up to 3 inches possible
- 2 inches in Eldora and Winter Park, with up to 4 inches possible
- 3 inches on U.S. 6’s Loveland Pass and Colorado 125’s Willow Creek Pass near Granby, with up to 4 inches possible
- 3 inches on U.S. 40’s Berthoud Pass near Winter Park, with up to 6 inches possible
- 4 inches at Bear Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, with up to 5 inches possible
- 5 inches on U.S. 34’s Milner Pass in RMNP, with up to 7 inches possible
- 6 inches on Colorado 14’s Cameron Pass near Fort Collins and Mount Zirkel, the highest summit of Colorado’s Park Range of the Rocky Mountains, with up to 9 inches possible
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