DENVER (KDVR) — Snowfall overnight Friday brought much of Colorado a fresh layer of snow to wake up to Saturday morning.
The cold is not expected to last long, with temperatures in the 70s ahead in the Denver weather forecast.
Since Friday, some areas around Denver only saw traces of snow, while others in the high country received more than a foot and a half of snow.
The highest snow total was recorded in Costilla County at 18.3 inches near La Veta Pass. There was also over a foot of snow recorded in Huerfano County and in Rye.
CountyLocationInchesAlamosa1 E Alamosa1.2Alamosa1 NE Alamosa1Alamosa2 ENE Alamosa1Alamosa9 WSW Alamosa1Baca6 S Campo1Chaffee1 NNE Buena Vista1Chaffee1 WNW Buena Vista1Chaffee2 SSW Salida2.9Chaffee2 WSW Nathrop2Chaffee4 WNW Buena Vista5.5Chaffee7 SSW Nathrop3.5Conejos3 ENE Capulin1.8Costilla6 SSW La Veta Pass18.3Costilla7 NE Fort Garland3.9Custer1 NW Westcliffe1.3Custer5 S Hillside4Custer5 W Westcliffe3El Paso1 SE Palmer Lake1.3El Paso5 E Monument1.5Fremont1 ESE Canon City2.3Fremont1 SE Canon City1.5Fremont2 NNW Penrose1.6Fremont2 SE Penrose2Fremont3 S Florence1.2Fremont7 ESE Texas Creek1.8Gunnison4 NNW Mount Crested But2Huerfano1 NW Walsenburg4Huerfano1 WNW Walsenburg3.5Huerfano5 SSE La Veta Pass12Huerfano7 N La Veta3.3Lake2 NE Leadville1.2Las Animas3 N Cokedale6Las Animas8 SSW Spanish Peaks4Mineral3 SSW Creede2.6OurayRed Mountain Pass4Pueblo1 E Beulah4.7Pueblo1 SSE Beulah7.5Pueblo1 SSE Rye9.5Pueblo1 WSW Rye13Pueblo2 W Colorado City4Pueblo5 WSW Blende0.8Pueblo7 E Wetmore2.3Rio Grande3 ENE Del Norte2San JuanMolas Pass3.5Teller3 WNW Divide1.9Teller6 S Divide2Iowa State University Environmental Mesonet
Any snow remaining on the ground around the Front Range and metro area is expected to melt as temperatures warm on Saturday to the mid-40s.
Next week, temperatures in the 70s and sunshine are in the forecast. There is even a chance one day for temperatures to reach 80 degrees for the first time this year.
Notably, April is historically the second snowiest month of the year for Denver, according to the National Weather Service. April showers bring an average of 6.1 inches of snow to the Mile High City, so more snow could be in store this month.
