Heavy snow to encompass Denver, but how much will we see in town?

The winter storm I mentioned in my previous post continues to take shape to our west. As I have Tweeted over the last 24 - 48 hours, the once potentially potent storm for Denver now looks far less impressive. That being said, rain and snow showers have already developed over parts of the front range and are expected to become more widespread in coverage and turn to all snow as we move into tomorrow evening. As it stands, I will stick with my previous forecast of 3 - 6 inches of snow for Denver by midday Tuesday, but have seen forecast for as little as 2 - 5 and as much as 4 - 8. No matter how you cut it, it looks like we will not be measuring this storm in feet. Overall looks like a sloppy inch or two tonight, and a few more inches tomorrow night into Tuesday.

This latest storm will definitely remind us all it is still winter in Colorado as temperatures plunge into the 20s (for highs!) on Tuesday. I also want to caution that with still several more forecast runs before the brunt of the storm moves in tomorrow some details may still change. Please be sure to check back, and for all the latest follow me on Twitter: @brendansweather.

Below shows winter storm advisories and warnings surrounding the greater metro area. Denver so far has not been placed under any weather alerts (nws).