Another winter storm is expected to dump several feet of snow on parts of Colorado, just 24 hours or so after a winter blast that shut down several roads across the state.
The system, coming up from the southern part of Colorado, will have its largest impact on the San Juan Mountains, said Jennifer Stark, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pueblo.
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“In very high elevations, they may be measuring snow in feet,” Stark said. “Like 6 feet of snow.”
Snow is expected to start falling Wednesday night and continue through Saturday.
The seemingly incredible amount of snowfall is not uncommon for the San Juans, though, and is beneficial for runoff in the springtime, Stark said.
Light snow could fall in counties bordering the New Mexico and Kansas borders, she said, but precipitation is less likely in the Colorado Springs area.
Another chance for snow in the Pikes Peak region will be Friday, as a third system makes its way across the state.
Black Friday could be “windy and miserable” for those headed to the stores, Stark said.
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There could be another 1 to 3 inches of snow in the Colorado Springs area, but if temperatures rise as expected, the Pikes Peak region could see rain instead. Winds will also start increasing in speed across the I-25 corridor, with gusts reaching speeds upward of 45 mph.
“There’s a lot going on weatherwise. So people traveling really need to be weather aware and check road conditions,” Stark said.
The upcoming wintry blasts come on the heels of Tuesday’s storm that dumped more than 2 feet of snow to several areas in northeastern Colorado. As least 31 inches were recorded in Estes Park, the weather service reported.
Parts of Colorado Springs saw 6 inches of snow, while 13 inches were recorded in Monument and 8.5 in Woodland Park, the weather service reported.
Several roads were closed due to low visibility and the heavy snow fall, which made travel “near impossible” for thousands traveling ahead of Thanksgiving.
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