From the Denver Post
http://www.denverpost.com/news... (but they're still not saying how MUCH we're going to get here in town)
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The National Weather Service in Denver issued the first winter storm watch of the season Sunday and signaled the first chance for measurable snow for the city this season.
A "potent upper-level storm system" is expected to roll across the Rockies from the west Tuesday and collide with a cold front, dropping 6 inches on the northern Front Range and as much as 16 inches on locations above 9,000 feet east of the Continental Divide by Wednesday.
In the city, rain Tuesday is expected to turn to snow Tuesday night, and it "may become heavy at times," according to the winter storm watch.
The arrival is just a little later than normal. Denver's average date for its first snowfall is Oct. 21. The city normally gets about 4 inches in October.
The Weather Service warned people to keep an eye on their trees during the early-season storm. Most still have leaves that could catch snow and snap branches under the weight.***
Roads could become snowpacked in the high country, as temperatures fall into the teens and single digits.
After highs around 80 today, the Front Range should top out at 54 degrees Tuesday with a low of 29 by midnight.
Wednesday, forecasters expect a high of 34 degrees with a 60 percent chance of more snow.
Temperatures are forecast to warm to 42 on Thursday, 49 on Friday and 55 Saturday and Sunday.
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Last time we had a really heavy wet snow when the temps had been this nice (ran around in shorts & a tshirt all weekend) was like back in '05 and most of the metro was without power because of breaking branches from the snow packing on the trees. Most of the city still has trees that are fully leafed out. Even in my part of town (SE corner) the cottonwoods are barely turning yellow and still have tons & tons of leaves. My silver maple is still 100% fully leafed.
That's gonna make it for a not-so-pleasant day then.
