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Important Note

I'll be offline on a hut trip from Friday, March 31 through Sunday, April 2 so please check our automated forecasts and snow reports, along with the Colorado Daily Snow, for the latest updates.

Thursday - Friday

It's all systems go for the storm that is set to arrive on Thursday afternoon.

Expect dry weather under partly sunny skies on Thursday morning, followed by gusty winds and mostly cloudy skies as we head into Thursday afternoon. Snow will then begin to fall along the western portions of I-70 around 2-4 pm, followed by it quickly marching through the rest of the corridor by early Thursday evening.

A sharp cold front will kick off the initial round of heavy snow through Thursday night, followed by favorable orographics through Friday. This is a classic 24-hour storm for Colorado.

In total, I still like 2-4 inches for Friday's reports, followed by another 2-6 inches from Friday morning through Friday evening thanks to west-northwest winds on Friday. First chair Friday should be good but keep an eye on Friday afternoon and first chair Saturday for sneaky good and fluffy turns.

Saturday - Sunday

The storm will clear out by late Friday night and we'll wake up to mostly clear skies on Saturday morning. Temps will start in the low teens and rise into the upper 20 to low 30s. We'll then receive more sunny skies on Sunday, with temps rising well into the 30s.

Travel Forecast

Dry road surfaces will remain in place through early Thursday afternoon. Expect normal travel speeds through early Thursday afternoon.

Wet road surfaces will then return late Thursday afternoon between 3 pm and 5 pm, followed by icy and snow-packed road surfaces from Thursday evening through Friday evening. Expect difficult travel conditions beginning Thursday evening, followed by slower travel speeds and difficult travel conditions at times from Friday morning through Friday evening.

Dry road surfaces and normal travel speeds return on Saturday and Sunday ahead of more icy and snow-packed road surfaces from late Monday evening through Tuesday, April 4.

NOTE: We're entering that time of year when the higher sun angle really begins to be our friend in regards to quickly clearing icy/snowy road surfaces during the daylight hours. Heavy snowfall rates can still overcome this higher sun angle so always remember to take it slow and give yourself extra travel time while driving during times of intense snowfall rates.

Monday & Beyond

Looking ahead to the week of April 3, we should stay mostly dry on Monday ahead of a cold storm that will arrive on Monday night and bring heavy snow through Tuesday. We'll go with an early forecast of 2-6 inches from Monday night through Tuesday, followed by lingering snow showers into Wednesday, April 5 and temps only in the single digits to low teens.

Following the storm early in the week, the models are starting to introduce a drying trend for later in the week and into the weekend of April 8/9. This period of dry weather and warmer temps could then continue as we head into the week of April 10.

Thanks for reading! Next update on Monday (April 3).

SAM COLLENTINE

P.S. I'll be offline on a hut trip from Friday, March 31 through Sunday, April 2 so please check our automated forecasts and snow reports, along with the Colorado Daily Snow, for the latest updates.