Winter weather conditions throughout Colorado are expected to last through Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
Snow started in the mountains Saturday morning and is expected to move through the foothills, metro area and plains by Sunday night.
Heavy snowfall measuring up to 14 inches is expected to hit the mountains Sunday and lingering snow will continue into Monday morning, with strong wind gusts, possible thunderstorms and a cold front accompanied by snow arriving in the plains by early Sunday evening, according to the National Weather Service.
A winter weather advisory is in effect for the Denver area from 6 p.m. Sunday evening to 9 a.m. Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
Snow accumulation between 3 and 6 inches with wind gusts as high as 50 miles per hour is expected, especially east of Interstate 25. Blowing snow might reduce visibility to less than a quarter mile and hazardous driving conditions may last through the Monday morning commute.
Portions of the eastern plains are under a winter storm watch from late Sunday evening to noon Monday. Three to 6 inches of accumulation with blizzard conditions and gusts up to 55 miles per hour is possible.
In the Denver metro area, mid-day thunderstorms will turn to snow by Sunday evening, according to the forecast. Sunday’s high is 56 degrees with a chance of rain. A low of 22 degrees and rain, snow and blowing snow is expected by Sunday night.
Wind gusts and blowing snow may cause poor driving conditions across the state, especially in higher elevations and mountain passes, that last through the Monday morning commute.
A winter storm warning is in effect for the central mountains Sunday through late Sunday evening and in the southern Front Range and Palmer Divide from Sunday evening to Monday morning.
A blizzard warning is also in effect for the Palmer Divide, with 4 to 8 inches of snow accumulation and wind gusts of up to 55 miles per hour, according to a Sunday X post from the National Weather Service.
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