Denver weather: Winter weather advisory issued for metro area ahead of snowstorm

Snow will start falling in the Denver area early Wednesday morning stacking up multiple inches as it continues throughout the day according to the National Weather System The winter storm expected to start Tuesday in Colorado s mountains and move into the Denver area after midnight in the early morning hours of Wednesday will mark this season s first impactful snow for the Interstate corridor weather operation forecasters announced on social media A winter weather advisory will go into effect at midnight and remain functioning until p m Wednesday according to the weather institution Plan on slippery road conditions and slow trip forecasters stated in the advisory The hazardous conditions will impact the Wednesday morning commute with feasible for slick roads to persist into the evening commute as well The Boulder and Denver metro areas including parts of Boulder Jefferson Broomfield Douglas Adams Arapahoe and Elbert counties can expect between and inches of snow according to the advisory As of Tuesday morning snow forecasts from the weather institution included up to inches in Brighton Broomfield Boulder Commerce City Lafayette Littleton Northglenn and at Denver International Airport inches in Arvada Aurora Centennial Denver and Highlands Ranch inches in Golden Lakewood Parker and Roxborough Park And inches in Castle Rock and Larkspur Related Articles Colorado weather Denver area to get up to inches of snow Guanella Pass closes for season in Clear Creek Park counties vehicles involved in pileup crashes that shut down I- in Glenwood Canyon Nearly flights delayed a dozen canceled Sunday at DIA Colorado weather More snow headed for mountains Denver area Snow is majority likely in the Denver area between a m and p m Wednesday according to hourly forecasts from the weather organization Outside of the metro area forecasts included up to inches at the Keystone Ski Area Summit and on Vail Pass inches on Interstate s Floyd Hill and U S s Kenosha Pass near Fairplay inches on U S s Loveland Pass and Colorado s Cameron Pass near Walden inches at Eldora in Winter Park and on U S s Berthoud Pass inches on Mount Zirkel the highest summit of the Park Range in the Rocky Mountains and Milner Pass in Rocky Mountain National Park And inches in Allenspark This is a growing story and may be updated Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter