So far, the storm has not broken any records, although it is Denver’s largest multi-day November snowstorm in 30 years. Since Tuesday, Denver International Airport has accumulated 19.2 inches of snow. The largest November snowstorm was in 1946 when we received 30.4 inches of snow.
The Denver metro area and eastern plains are likely to receive light to moderate snow Saturday morning. As temperatures rise into the 40s in the afternoon, some of the snow may melt into rain. Snow and rain will finish on Saturday evening.
Travel will be difficult through Saturday in eastern and southern Colorado, where another 1 to 2 inches of snow may fall before the storm passes. Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories will continue in effect until Saturday at noon, with snowfall gradually tapering down.
Prepare for snowy/slushy conditions in Weld County, DIA, Aurora, Parker, Franktown, and along the Palmer Divide.
Denver International Airport reported 8.2 inches of snow in the last 24 hours, with snowfall varying from half an inch to 10 inches across the front range.
Since Tuesday, southern Colorado has received anywhere from one to more than three feet of snow. Saturday temperatures will be in the low 40s, which is below typical. The low-pressure system will move to the north and east, allowing milder air to take over for the remainder of the weekend.
Sunday will be largely sunny and dry, with midday high temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s along the front range. The pleasant weather continues into the workweek, with largely dry conditions.
On Saturday, the Colorado National Guard, Colorado Division of Homeland Security, Colorado State Patrol, and other county first responders and 4×4 clubs will conduct more than 20 search-and-rescue missions in eastern Colorado.
One truck driver in Kiowa was stranded for days and was housed in a shelter while waiting for his truck to be released from the snow. He was finally able to continue his route on Saturday.
Neighbors on Kiowa-Bennett Road also commended one man for digging their cars out of the snow and clearing sidewalks. Stan Filonowich shoveled snow and slush in the Colorado sun for over seven hours before anyone asked.
Filonowich showed us where he shoveled: “Jennifer’s house, our house, and Andrew’s house, and then the kids gave me 10 bucks to do Rob’s driveway,” he said. “Then we got Lois’s two cars out.”
Meanwhile, on a property down the road, a farmer fed his cows unconcerned, telling CBS News Colorado, “It’s just snow.” “It’s Colorado; if you’re not used to it, you’ll adjust.”
“You just need to work a little harder,” he continued. “But you gotta take care of them so you gotta do what you gotta do.”
Over the last few days, sections of eastern Colorado received 30 to 40 inches of snow.
Reference: Colorado weather: Snow begins to clear Saturday with drier, warmer weather returning