Rain, snow, wind, and cold barrel south

As I mentioned yesterday, today's weather is rapidly changing. This morning temps were still a balmy 65 degrees in central Denver. By 10am the skies had darkened and wind had picked up. At this hour the temperature has dropped into the mid 40s.

As one can see by the image to the right, there is a decent amount of precipitation heading towards us from the northwest. Rain and snow showers have already worked their way into parts of Denver proper, and are only expected to grow in coverage as we head into the early afternoon. The NWS expects any rain that does fall to quickly turn to snow. As it stands, it looks like we can expect somewhere between 1 and 3 hours of moderate to heavy snow in town - gradually diminishing as we head into the evening hours. The winds are expected to shift to favor the western and southern suburbs this evening likely cutting off accumulating snow in the northern and eastern parts of the city. Will keep a close eye on this scenario as it could change, but for now will stick with 1 - 4 inches in Denver with 2 - 6 in the snow-favored locations. With any luck at all this system will stall over Denver for awhile and give us a good dumping of snow!

Keep in mind greater than a foot of snow may fall in many locations to our west, so please use caution if you have to head to the high country today.