Nolan Kustusch, 1, asks to be picked up by his mother Alice while his father, Drew, shovels the sidewalk outside their home on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Englewood, Colorado. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post) The following Colorado snow totals have been reported by the National Weather Service for Jan. 18, 2025 as of 3:50 p.m. Saturday:

Today’s forecast calls for cloudy skies with a high of 50 and an overnight low of 9, with a 40% chance of snow after 4 p.m. New snow accumulation of less than an inch is possible during the day. Between 4 and 8 inches of new snow accumulation is possible overnight. Snow may be heavy at times.

With freezing temperatures and snow throughout the day, Boulder County turned into a winter wonderland for those willing to brave the cold this weekend.

Traffic was flowing on major Colorado roadways Saturday morning despite the snow and ice that settled across the Front Range late Friday, putting many emergency services agencies on accident alert. The Colorado Department of Transportation’s statewide map showed all interstate and major state highways open as of 10:30 a.

Not everyone was loathing the cold temperatures and potential of ice driving. On Georgetown Lake drift car drivers tore around a loosely laid out course to shouts of excitement from the shoreline.

Snow blanketed Boulder, Colorado, on Saturday, January 18, as freezing temperatures were forecast for the region.Footage from X user @mewmewmew13 shows a snowy scene in north Boulder on Saturday.The National Weather Service reported up to eight inches of “light fluff,

High winds are typically associated with winter storms, hurricanes or severe thunderstorms. But on the morning of Jan. 17, 1982, 43 years ago, a fierce windstorm hammered the Front Range of Colorado with gusts you might associate with a mountain top or within the eyewall of a hurricane.

Here is what is and isn't a polar vortex when Colorado receives cold like what is forecast for the holiday weekend.

Boulder should see highs in the 30s today with cloudy skies, according to the National Weather Service. Today’s forecast calls for cloudy skies with a high of 39 and an overnight low of 19. Wednesday’s forecast calls for sunny skies with a high of 46 and an overnight low of 27.

The coldest temps in about a year are taking aim at Colorado as a major blast of Arctic air will plunge Denver below freezing, remaining there for several days as flash freezing becomes a concern.

Boulder opens a temporary Extreme Weather Shelter to protect its unhoused residents from subzero temperatures.