The Winter Storm Watch that was originally issued along the Palmer Divide has been upgraded to a Winter Weather Advisory.
Latest Update on Winter Weather Watches/Warnings/Advisories
**Winter Weather Advisory In Effect**
Timing
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT
Cities/Areas Included
CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA... LARKSPUR
Snowfall
ANYWHERE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING.
Impacts
WET HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATING ON BRANCHES AND POWER LINES COULD LEAD TO TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. ROADS MAY BECOME SLUSHY AND POSSIBLY SNOW COVERED TONIGHT AND AGAIN FRIDAY EVENING. DUE TO THE HIGHER SUN ANGLE THIS TIME OF YEAR ROADS AND HIGHWAYS MAY NOT SEE MUCH IF ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON FRIDAY.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS OVERNIGHT AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
**Winter Storm Warning In Effect**
Timing
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
Cities/Areas Included
CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS... BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE... EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL... INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS... WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY... NEDERLAND...RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY... EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK...FAIRPLAY... HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK
Snowfall
GENERALLY 10 TO 20 INCHES. FAVORED UPSLOPE AREAS EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WILL SEE THE MOST SNOW... WITH TOTALS PERHAPS APPROACHING TWO FEET.
Impacts
ACCUMULATING SNOW ON BRANCHES AND POWER LINES COULD LEAD TO TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. ROADS WILL AT LEAST GET SLUSHY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT BUT DUE TO THE HIGH SUN ANGLE DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY THEY MAY NOT EXPERIENCE A LOT OF ACCUMULATION DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED.
Forecast Update
Everything else looks on track about this storm so far.
See Also: Morning Forecast Update for Thursday April 28, 2016
The SREF continues to climb this afternoon with the ensemble forecast for snowfall. This morning we were sitting at an average of 11.83 inches of accumulation between all models.
This afternoon we are at 14.07 inches as a mean. I think this may be a bit overdone based on temperatures but does give me higher confidence in the 8-12 inch range for Castle Rock.
We'll keep an eye on it for any changes into this evening.
Stay tuned!
