Sunday brings a 30% chance of light snow before 10am and then again after 2pm the forecasters are expecting less than a half inch of accumulation. With a high temperature of 37° and lighter winds than Saturdays bone chillers.

If you were planning travel out of town today to the North, North-East, or East there are many roads closed as a result of the blizzard that bi-passed us. Interstate 70 from Aurora to the Kansas stateline is closed, Interstate 76 closed from Fort Morgan to Nebraska state line, and Interstate 25 Closed northbound Wellington to Wyoming state line. Many of the alternate routes are closed as well. So check the current road conditions at www.cotrip.orgbefore you leave. And be prepared for winter driving conditions.

You may have been expecting to see more snow on the ground when you peeked out this morning, but much of the moisture at this station fell as rain. The National Weather Service forecasters are expecting snow amountsto pick-up again mid morning with the winds intensifying. But the snow totals have been reduced with 2″ to 4″ total daytime accumulation expected and an additional 1 to 2 inches expected tonight. The winter storm warning is set to expire at 6 pm MDT so we will need to keep an eye on any changes. If you are planning travel out of town be aware of the high winds and snow that will produce blizzard conditions so be sure and have your emergency kit well stocked and in your vehicle.

The third Winter Storm Watch in recent days is in effect for Arvada and the surrounding area. I know you are probably tired of hearing it but we still need the moisture and I think we all would rather see rain than snow and we will most likely see both with this new system. This event will start with rain this evening before 9pm then mixed with snow until about midnight and changing over to all snow after midnight and continuing into Saturday morning. It is possible to see a few thunderstorms this afternoon. The exact track of this storm is uncertian at this point so keep an eye on the weather advisory. Early estimates are in the 6″ to 16″ range snow total from this storm.