Scattered snow showers will dust Colorado’s mountains Sunday and Monday as strong wind gusts blow across the Eastern Plains, according to the National Weather Service.
Less than an inch of snow accumulation is forecast for most of the mountains, according to Sunday morning snow forecasts.
A few isolated peaks — including the Park Range’s Mount Zirkel and Mount Farwell, the San Juan Mountain’s Expectation Mountain and the Sangre de Cristo Mountain’s Cucharas Pass — could see up to 2 inches of snow, NWS forecasters said.
The snow could create dangerous winter driving conditions overnight Sunday, especially on mountain passes, forecasters said in a Hazardous Weather Outlook.
Denver and the Eastern Plains won’t see snow on Sunday but it will be windy, forecasters said.
Winds of up to 10 mph in the metro area will make 36-degree temperature highs feel below-freezing, according to NWS forecasters. Temperatures will hit 11 degrees overnight in the city, but it will feel like 3 degrees with wind chill.
Forecasters said up to 30 mph winds will buffet the Eastern Plains on Sunday. The wind chill could feel as cold as zero.
The next winter storm will move into Colorado on Friday, bringing a chance for snow across the state, including Denver and the plains, according to NWS forecasters.
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