The following Colorado snow totals have been reported by the National Weather Service for Jan. 19, 2025 as of 9:50 a.m. Sunday: Camp Bird, CO — 9 inches at 8 a.m.

Today’s forecast calls for cloudy skies with a high of 50 and an overnight low of 9, with a 40% chance of snow after 4 p.m. New snow accumulation of less than an inch is possible during the day. Between 4 and 8 inches of new snow accumulation is possible overnight. Snow may be heavy at times.

The Boulder area received about 8 inches of snow overnight and up to 2 inches more is possible, according to a National Weather Service-Boulder post on social media. Boulder police put a crash alert notification in place around 9 p.m. Friday, due to slick roads and snowy weather conditions.

Chances for snow will start in Denver around sunset, but snowfall will be more likely to start between 7 and 9 p.m. Sunday, forecasters said.

The City of Boulder, along with Boulder County and the Boulder Office of Disaster Management, will open a temporary 24-hour Extreme Weather Shelter on Saturday.

Traffic was flowing on major Colorado roadways Saturday morning despite the snow and ice that settled across the Front Range late Friday, putting many emergency services agencies on accident alert. The Colorado Department of Transportation’s statewide map showed all interstate and major state highways open as of 10:30 a.

High winds are typically associated with winter storms, hurricanes or severe thunderstorms. But on the morning of Jan. 17, 1982, 43 years ago, a fierce windstorm hammered the Front Range of Colorado with gusts you might associate with a mountain top or within the eyewall of a hurricane.

Snow blanketed Boulder, Colorado, on Saturday, January 18, as freezing temperatures were forecast for the region.Footage from X user @mewmewmew13 shows a snowy scene in north Boulder on Saturday.The National Weather Service reported up to eight inches of “light fluff,

Here is what is and isn't a polar vortex when Colorado receives cold like what is forecast for the holiday weekend.

An arctic blast is pushing cold air into many parts of the U.S. this week, and Colorado is expected to feel the brunt of the effects from Friday evening until Monday. Wind chill temperatures are expected to dip below zero degrees Fahrenheit in the greater Denver and Boulder regions on Sunday and Monday according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

Snow is expected to taper off around Denver by the early afternoon, while temperatures will remain well-below freezing through Monday night.

The I-25 corridor can expect mild temperatures Thursday. But by Friday afternoon, the cold front will roll in, delivering snow and subzero temperatures.