Colorado Front Range Snow – Friday Evening through Saturday Evening – Update #1…

Issued: 7:30 AM MST | Friday, January 17, 2025

• To address the increased snowfall totals in and around the Denver Metro through Saturday evening.

Area At Risk for Impactful Winter Weather:

• The Front Range of Colorado and far northeastern New Mexico, including the Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo Metros

Begins: From north to south late this afternoon through this evening

Ends: From north to south late Saturday morning through Saturday evening

Threat(s): Moderate Snow

• 4-8 inches of snow in the Greater Denver Metro with 10-12 inches in the foothills west of town including Boulder.

• 3-6 inches of snow from Colorado Springs south to far northwestern New Mexico along I-25.

Additional Details:

• Lesser snow accumulations of up to 1-3 inches are expected in surrounding areas of the Front Range of Wyoming, eastern Colorado, northeastern New Mexico, and the far northwestern Texas Panhandle resulting in only minor impacts to travel.

• Snowfall rates up to 1/2 inch per hour and visibility as low as 1/2 mile are possible at times.

• Slippery to snow-covered roads will develop this evening and continue through Saturday evening, resulting in slowed to difficult travel for this evenings and Saturday’s commutes.

• The commute on Saturday morning will be most impacted by snow-covered roads and reduced visibility.

• Temperatures will remain below freezing through early next week and thus road clearing efforts will rely solely on mechanical snow clearing to improve road conditions.

• An additional round of light snow is expected across the region Sunday evening through Monday morning, resulting in only light accumulations of up to 1-2 inches and nuisance impacts to travel.

• Following this event, very cold temperatures with overnight lows ranging from -10 F to 5 F with wind chills as low as -10 to -25 F are expected Saturday evening through Tuesday morning. Outdoor exposure should be limited to prevent the development of hypothermia and frostbite.

• We will continue to closely monitor this threat and will issue an update should significant changes in the forecast warrant.