We want to start with the weather.
We're going to take a live look
at Fort Collins right now.
We saw a wave of snow,
snow move in in the last hour.
Visibility has gotten a little bit better,
but parts of Northern Colorado have
had near white out conditions in the
mountain areas and we are far from alone.
65 million people across 29 states
are in the path of this winter storm.
Here's a look from Northern
Iowa right now that looks cold.
This three day weather event
is bringing snow,
ice and extreme cold from
California to Maine.
Of course, another way we
keep score is air travel.
According to FlightAware,
hundreds of flights across the United
States had to be cancelled this morning,
and airlines delayed more
than 600 flights out of DIA,
with another 265 there being cancelled.
There are also significant problems with
the heavy weather up north in Minneapolis,
Chicago and Detroit.
And as you take a live look at the
Loveland ski area by the Eisenhower Tunnel,
you can see visibility is adding
to the problems right there,
not to mention the snow.
The ice and the cold.
Hmm. Check out this video from
the Wolf Creek ski area earlier
today when a snow squall hit.
They actually had to close today
because of hurricane level wind.
This is the first time since 2015 there's
been a Blizzard warning for Wolf Creek.
We're going to hear more about their
conditions coming up and we want to
check in on our traffic situation.
A lot of people heading home now.
We have Greg Perez in the
studio this afternoon.
He's going to have a live
traffic update first though.
We got to check in with Kathy
once this thing gone.
Not soon enough for you?
Yeah, not soon enough. I know.
Now, remember, you guys,
yesterday we talked about this
wouldn't be a huge snow event, right?
But certainly the cold would be a factor.
And the potential for that
flash freeze condition,
which we saw this morning when
the Arctic front came through.
And then you probably thought,
what, we got an inch and we're done.
And now comes the 2nd wave of snow.
Just in time for the evening drive.
Let's go out.
We're looking at light snow in the city.
That's right.
We've got about an inch and 1/2
on the ground here, 2 to 4.
In areas like Fort Collins,
heavier snow up in the high country with
wind making for really difficult travel.
We are 4 degrees above 0.
In Denver it's been a bitter cold day,
the Arctic cold pushing all the way
down into New Mexico and Oklahoma.
Wind chill values below 0,
but our Fahrenheit forecast low
temperatures will be below 0.
Another wave of snow coming
up from the southwest.
The heaviest snows falling in
the high country and Southwestern
mountains where the wind is created.
Blizzard. And whiteout conditions.
This latest band is tracking Northeast
and will be moving through quickly,
but look at the winter weather and
travel advisories not just in Colorado,
but all of the surrounding states.
Denver remains under a winter
weather advisory,
but concerns for Blizzard
conditions down in Conejos,
mineral and Rio Grande counties.
We're going to go under a wind
chill advisory at 8:00 o'clock
tonight right here in Denver,
when the Winter weather advisory cancels out.
In the high country,
we're measuring the snow in feet.
Those areas in red are winter storm warnings.
It's going to be amazing skiing and
snowboarding by the time you hit the weekend,
but tonight it's all about the cold.
The snow ends,
the cold settles in wind chill
advisory for wind chills to 20 below.
Please remember the pets,
make sure they have adequate water and
shelter and remember yourselves and
exposed skin in conditions like this.
Snow showers moving through
and then they move out.
A couple lingering until late
this evening and then we're done.
We will see.
The snow end.
And we're just not gonna
have a sunny day tomorrow,
but it's gonna be a whole lot
warmer than the numbers that
we've shown you for today.
Details on the extended forecast coming up.
Somehow I knew it would be warmer.
Anything warmer than four?
Yeah, I had a hunch.
Well, it only had one way to go.
All right, Kathy, get right back
in just a couple minutes for
more on our our future forecasts.
And we want to check in with Greg Perez.
We're talking about the road conditions.
They were tough this morning,
but more is coming.
Yeah. Greg, let's talk about the
afternoon commute. Just getting.
The way for those who did go in this
morning, yeah, we're not necessarily
dealing with a whole lot of accidents,
Tom and Kim, but we are dealing
with a whole lot of slowdowns as per
usual when a scenario like this hits.
Let's take a look at what's going
on right now, a whole lot of red,
just the South of Denver as we're
dealing with a massive slowdown.
Northbound I-25, approaching Denver.
This is S Platte River drive right here,
so you can see right where it is.
And of course,
7th Street is right there as well,
pushing up towards the north and West and
going counterclockwise around the city.
Around 60 mph and 20 minutes.
If you're headed towards Boulder.
We do have a very, very big slowdown
on westbound I270 near E 56th Ave.
and of course just to the South
and E southbound I-225I-70 to I-25.
We're talking anywhere between 15 to 20
minutes and up to 40 mph of driving time.
Of course a down towards the South.
As you're getting towards I-25,
things are a little bit better
towards the north, towards I-70,
a little bit more congested downtown.
The DTC,
we're looking anywhere between 20 to 25.
And it's DTC to downtown a little bit more,
so up to 30 minutes and 33 mph.
So guys, of course things are improving,
but still very, very slow.
And the good news, as I said,
is we're not dealing with a
whole lot of accidents.
Hope that stays.
And
if your heater is working,
just sit in the car, stay,
maybe listen to a podcast, right?
Yeah, who knows? It's all good. Alright,
we'll check back with you. Thank you, Greg.