WeatherMonday, November 2
Snow is forecast for Cameron Pass near Fort Collins and across Colorado's mountains
The Good Day Fort Collins team
If you're headed up Cameron Pass or into Rocky Mountain National Park this week, plan on a snowy drive. The weather service issued winter weather advisories for Larimer, Boulder, Grand and Jackson counties, among others. Forecasters wrote that snow will create “hazardous conditions,” especially on mountain passes.
Cameron Pass could get up to 24 inches of snow by Tuesday
| Expected | Measure | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| 9 in. | Cameron Pass | 24 in. |
| 5 in. | Loveland Pass | 15 in. |
| 4 in. | Berthoud Pass | 12 in. |
| 6 in. | Milner Pass | 14 in. |
Source: The Denver Post
Down along I-25, it's a different story. The Denver Gazette reports the expected scenario, an 80% chance, brings pretty much no snow along the I-25 corridor, and the Denver Post says no snow is forecast for the Denver area.
- Advisories run early Monday to late Monday night
- Totals are counted through 5 a.m. Tuesday
- Peaks near Rocky Mountain National Park: about 8 to 12 inches
- Monday avalanche danger: moderate to high in San Juan, Elk Mountains
The forecast has an expected case and a high-end case
- 80%
- chance of the expected snow scenario
- 10%
- chance of the high-end scenario
- 9 inches
- forecast on Cameron Pass
- 24 inches
- possible on Cameron Pass
Sources: The Denver Post, Denver Gazette
Sources: The Denver Post, Denver Gazette