Here’s when the next round of ‘big snow’ is predicted to fall in Colorado

Coloradans have pushed through a stretch of absolutely frigid days that resulted in temperatures dropping below minus 40 degrees around the state – but more wintery weather is on the way.

Mapping from the National Weather Service shows that snow should move into the state on Friday into Saturday, stretching into the following week. The forecasting service hasn’t published its official snowfall predictions quite yet, but some signs point to double-digit totals over the next few days.

With snow showers also expected in Colorado’s mountains throughout the week, OpenSnow predicts that Beaver Creek will get the most snow over the next five days – 8 inches. While skiers are likely to appreciate the fresh powder, that’s still not much snow in the grand scheme of things.

That said, Denver Gazette writer Jonathan Ingraham cites Pivotal Weather mapping when he calls for 11 to 16 inches being possible through the weekend into Monday. That’s a bit more powder, and if that higher-end forecast occurs, travel impacts would be more likely.

Despite big snow in November and some good snow around the start of the new year, Colorado’s snowpack continues to struggle. As of January 22, it’s at about 90 percent of the norm for the date at the statewide scale, though southwest Colorado has dipped to just 71 percent of what’s typical.

A more solidified forecast related to this incoming weekend snow will be published as those dates approach.

Find additional forecasting information on the National Weather Service website.

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Image: National Weather Service.
Image: National Weather Service.

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