DENVER — After teasing us with tiny dusting last weekend, Denver's first impactful snowstorm of the season has arrived to the I-25 Urban Corridor, Palmer Divide, and the Front Range foothills, potentially bringing the area around 2–6 inches of fresh powder, with localized amounts of more than 6 inches near the base of the foothills.
The heaviest snowfall is expected to last through the morning commute, with weather service forecasters warning that some roads could refreeze as temperatures fall.
We're tracking the latest weather conditions, alerts and travel impacts in the Colorado weather blog below. Refresh this page for updates.
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Wednesday, December 3
4:58 a.m. | Stuck trucks on I-70 | Denver7 Traffic Expert Jayson Luber said there appears to be stuck big rigs on I-70 near Evergreen Parkway / El Rancho.
4:45 a.m. | Road conditions | Denver7 crews are seeing heavy snow in Golden this morning and traffic expert Jayson Luber said roads are covered on the west side of the city. "It's also like this on parts of Hwy 93 between Golden and Boulder, so it's going to be a very slick drive here - but in other places, it's not quite this bad," he said. Most of the interstates are showing wet conditions but Luber said to pay extra attention to bridges, as they could be icy this morning.
4:35 a.m. | Heaviest snow now through commute | Denver7 chief meteorologist Lisa Hidalgo said snow is picking up intensity in the Denver metro with some "pretty good bands" showing on radar right now. "Were going to see some impressive totals", she said. In some areas, snowfall rates are around 1" per hour this morning.
She said to expect the heaviest of snow to fall now and through the commute hours this morning.
4:29 a.m. | DPS Schools open | Denver Public Schools posted that all DPS schools are open and on normal schedules today. The district recommends checking with individual schools for updates on other activities, but classes are normal Wednesday.
4:18 a.m. | I-70 conditions | A check of I-70 out east of Denver shows snow and icy spots but traffic is flowing and the interstate is open, according to CDOT. This view below is from Bennett.
4:10 a.m. | Latest delays/closures | Here's a list of schools on a delayed start and one closure as of early this morning:
- Colorado Passport Agency | Delayed 2 hours
- Community Leadership Academy/Victory Prep | Closed Today
- Elbert County Government | Delayed 2 hours
- Lotus School-Aurora | Delayed 2 hours
- University of Denver | Delayed start at 10 a.m. on Wednesday
4:00 a.m. | Warning centers in Denver | Denver Parks and Rec. is opening all city recreation centers as daytime warming centers during regular business hours on Wednesday so people have somewhere to warm up as Denver's first impactful snowstorm of the season arrives to the Denver metro. Check operating hours here or here.
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