By now it’s no secret that big snow hit Colorado in recent days, with more than two feet landing in multiple areas and the statewide snowpack jumping from about 56 percent of the norm to about 72 percent of what’s typical by December 10. That said, a dry period is set to hit the state after some final flurries in northern Colorado on Wednesday.

As far as the next chance of snow goes, mapping from the National Weather Service shows a slight chance for precipitation between December 16 and December 17, but ‘slight’ might even be an overstatement there. This forecast includes just a small spot in northern Colorado’s Steamboat Springs area and accumulation would likely be hard to notice based on the current outlook. The agency also skips the inclusion of Colorado on their ‘risk of heavy snow’ forecast map, which currently covers the date range of December 17 through December 23.

Meanwhile, OpenSnow‘s Joel Gratz says that while some snow may return around that same time, the next significant storm probably won’t hit the state until Christmas.

Also worth noting, AccuWeather shows chances for snowfall in several of the state’s central and northern mountain towns from December 18 through December 23, with a bigger storm on December 26 and then a period of dry days until January 8 (see the forecast for Steamboat Springs, Breckenridge, and Vail). Most of this snow appears to miss the southwestern region of the state, given a smaller chance of snow in Telluride.

On the Front Range, the AccuWeather forecast for Denver currently shows no chance of snow through at least January 23 (though a few rainy days might be in the mix, so if temperatures drop, who knows). The forecast is similar for Colorado Springs with the exception of a slight chance of snow (or rain) on January 12.

Regardless of what forecast you’re looking at, it’s looking like drier days are ahead for Colorado. While some snow may fall, don’t expect major multi-day storms until several days into January or later unless there’s a shift. Granted, all of these forecasts are looking out more than a week, so there’s always a chance things will change by the time these dates roll around.

Following along with the ever-changing forecast on the National Weather Service website.

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