Nolan Kustusch, 1, asks to be picked up by his mother Alice while his father, Drew, shovels the sidewalk outside their home on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Englewood, Colorado. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post) The following Colorado snow totals have been reported by the National Weather Service for Jan. 18, 2025 as of 3:50 p.m. Saturday:

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.

With freezing temperatures and snow throughout the day, Boulder County turned into a winter wonderland for those willing to brave the cold this weekend.

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.

Not everyone was loathing the cold temperatures and potential of ice driving. On Georgetown Lake drift car drivers tore around a loosely laid out course to shouts of excitement from the shoreline.

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

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.

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.

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

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).