Slick roads will greet commuters Monday morning as a medium-sized snowstorm that hit metro Denver late Sunday and into the overnight hours begins to wrap up and move out of the state.
A winter weather advisory will be in effect until 9 a.m. for the metro area, with additional accumulations of less than 1 inch of snow expected, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder.
Conditions will be windy east of Denver Monday morning, with forecasters calling for gusts up to 50 mph out on the northeast plains and low visibility for those driving on the roads. Several school districts east of the city have already closed for the day, including Bennett School District, Byers School District and Deer Trail School District.
Elizabeth School District is on a delayed start.
The southern foothills down to the Palmer Divide could also see windy conditions Monday, with gusts up to 35 mph at times.
While just over an inch has been recorded at Denver International Airport, the western suburbs got more snow — Arvada picked up just over half a foot and Wheat Ridge had about 4 inches. Boulder came in around 4 inches as well, while Broomfield got just over 5 inches of snow.
The storm started out as rain in some parts of the metro area late Sunday afternoon, before turning to hail and then finally snow. Thunder cracked during the early part of the storm Sunday in many locations.
Temperatures won’t climb out of the 30s on Monday, but Tuesday will begin a warming trend for metro Denver through the rest of the week, with dry and mostly sunny conditions. Highs on Tuesday are forecast to reach 46 degrees, with sunny skies.
Wednesday promises more sunshine with a high temperature of 53 degrees, with the end of the week warming up to the mid to upper 60s. The next chance of rain in metro Denver, according to the National Weather Service, is Sunday.