#Denver snow forecast update

Little to no accumulation is expected for most of the southern cities, however, Nashville could pick up about an inch of snow. Snow could fall as far south as Jackson, Mississippi, Memphis and Nashville in Tennessee and even Birmingham, Alabama, on Thursday. This will leave millions finding a way to stay warm as temperatures plummet to well below freezing. Angel EnriquezĪdditionally, strong winds may knock out power lines in the Midwest, especially in areas where heavy snow fell last week and is already weighing down tree branches. Snowfall early Wednesday in Glasgow, Montana. That would be the city’s coldest day in 32 years, according to the weather service. While snow will steadily fall across the region, the high winds won’t kick in until Thursday.ĭenver will go from a high of 47 on Wednesday to a low of minus 14 on Thursday morning. This system will bring 5 to 9 inches of light fluffy snow across the region, with “the highest amounts just north and west of the Twin Cities,” said the weather service office in Twin Cities. Slick roads will lead to travel headaches and airport delays through places like Minneapolis, Omaha and Rapid City. Wednesday: The storm will strengthen over the Northern Plains through the day as heavy snow falls across much of the Rockies, the Northern Plains and into the Midwest. LIVE UPDATES ON THE WINTER STORM FOR THURSDAY The cold will stick around for Christmas weekend, making this the coldest Christmas in roughly 40 years for portions of the Plains and Midwest. The number of people under winter alerts and wind chill alerts has grown to over 100 million people, or roughly a third of the US population, according to the National Weather Service. The alerts stretch across 37 states, dipping as far south as the Texas/Mexico border. More than 90 million people are under winter weather alerts and more than 87 million are under wind chill alerts. The strengthening storm will bring more than a foot of snow and possible blizzard conditions to the Midwest, as the weather service warns of “life-threatening” wind chills for millions. “…The current Warnings and Advisories will remain unchanged at this point, but be sure to note this forecast is far from certain.A major winter storm and cold blast will impact nearly every state and bring what the National Weather Service is calling a “once in a generation type event” that will cripple travel on some of the busiest travel days of the year. “At this time, we still think the upslope component will generally win out since there is some forcing aloft as well, but we have nudged up our amounts a couple more inches from the base of the foothills eastward to about I-25,” NWS forecasters said in the update.

The NWS is also watching whether or not conditions will develop to force some of the heavier snow stemming from the upslope conditions further east toward the Denver area.

Tuesday there could be some heavier bands that develop Tuesday evening with snowfall rates of a half-inch to one inch per hour. The NWS in Boulder said in its updated forecast discussion just before 3 p.m. The snow is not expected to be as heavy east of I-25, with 6-8 inches expected in Castle Rock, 3-4 inches at Denver International Airport and about 6-8 inches in Greeley, the latest NWS forecast says. Because this will be an upslope snow event, the highest snow totals are expected to be seen in the foothills west of Denver and north to Wyoming, according to the NWS in Boulder. The latest forecast predicts about 4-8 inches of snow in Denver and about 7 to 14 inches for the foothills. The Front Range foothills were already upgreaded to winter storm warnings and plains to winter weather advisories ahead of the snowstorm, which hit Tuesday afternoon and will continue to dump snow into late Wednesday. The NWS says another 6 inches of snow could fall under the band. Click here for more.ĭENVER – The National Weather Service has upgraded the Denver metro to winter storm warnings early Wednesday due to a band of snow over the metro area. We have a new story with the latest on what to expect through the day Wednesday.

#Denver snow forecast update

UPDATE (Wednesday, 6:57 a.m.): A band of heavy snow fell across part of the Denver metro area overnight, dumping more than 7 inches in areas, and snow is expected to continue into the afternoon before bitter cold temperatures set in.