Colorado weather: Spring storm threatens up to 2 feet of snow in mountains

Spring storms forecast to hit Colorado this week could drop between and feet of snow in the mountains according to the National Weather Provision The heaviest snow will fall in elevations above feet from Monday night through Tuesday night before tapering off Wednesday NWS forecasters stated Mountain towns above feet can also expect snowy weather early this week but forecasters noted less accumulation is likely Between and inches of snow are forecast to fall in Rocky Mountain National Park and near Colorado Springs according to NWS snow forecasts The Front Range and Eastern Plains won t see snow but instead will be hit by multiple rounds of rain showers and thunderstorms between Monday and Wednesday forecasters announced in a Hazardous Weather Outlook Forecasters reported the first round of rain is likely to start in Denver after a m Monday and showers will continue on and off until roughly p m Wednesday Thunderstorms across the metro area and Eastern Plains are the greater part likely between p m Monday and p m Tuesday forecasters mentioned Related Articles Body exposed underwater at Steamboat Lake State Park Colorado weather Storms rain showers to douse Denver as cold front moves in Thunderstorms delay more than DIA flights Colorado weather Severe thunderstorms -inch hail and tornadoes doable Colorado weather Severe thunderstorms golf-ball-sized hail and damaging winds manageable Wednesday Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter