12″ of snow possible in northern Colorado ahead of ‘risk of heavy snow’ during Christmas week
A bit more snow is expected to fall through this weekend in northern Colorado ahead of what could be a snowy end to the month.
According to the National Weather Service, about six to eight inches of snow should hit peaks along the Continental Divide (north of I-70) and Park Range through Sunday morning, with the latter region having a chance of seeing snow in the 12 to 18 inch range in some select high-elevation areas. Meanwhile, the rest of the central and northern mountains should get between one to six inches.
Per the OpenSnow report, Steamboat Resort should get the most snow among Colorado’s ski areas over the next five days, though Joel Gratz calls for this to be limited to about six inches. Find OpenSnow’s full resort-by-resort breakdown here.
Following a snowier period from Friday to Saturday night, a chance of bigger snow comes around Christmas and during the following week.
The National Weather Service features the western half of Colorado on their ‘risk of heavy snow’ map for the dates of December 25 through December 31, as seen below:
Find additional forecast information on the National Weather Service website.
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