Little to none of it is expected to stick, but the snow will make roads wet and possibly slushy during the morning commute, NWS forecasters said.

Roads in the foothills and mountains could be slick Monday morning, forecasters said.

Snow showers will wind down in Denver and over the Eastern Plains by mid-morning, making way for mostly sunny skies, forecasters said in a Hazardous Weather Outlook.

A new storm will arrive Wednesday in the mountains, bringing snow and continuing through at least Friday, forecasters said.

That storm will start as rain in Denver on Wednesday night before snow mixes with the rain both Thursday and Friday, according to NWS forecasters.

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The fire sparked at about 4:29 p.m. Saturday near the Turkey Track shooting range in the Pike-San Isabel National Forest, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Luke Roberts said in a Sunday morning briefing.

As of 6 p.m. Sunday, the fire had burned about 128 acres and was 45% contained, U.S. Forest Service officials said.

The fire was human-caused, but how it started remains under investigation, according to the Forest Service.

Sheriff’s deputies from Douglas and Teller counties, national forest service staff and multiple fire departments, including volunteers, were on scene at the fire just after 6 p.m. Saturday, officials said. The crews were joined by the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control on Sunday.

Hot, dry and windy conditions caused the fire to grow “very aggressively” Saturday evening, Roberts said.

Despite continued dryness and wind throughout the day Sunday, crews were able to keep the fire from spreading more. According to Forest Service officials, the flames didn’t reach a single new acre.

The biggest concern was making sure the fire didn’t cross Colorado 67, Roberts said.

The east side of the highway is home to multiple campgrounds and popular hiking areas, including Rainbow Falls. Preevacuation orders were issued for the area at about 6:25 p.m. Saturday.

“It seems like this fire season is just getting longer and longer,” Roberts said.

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Temperatures in Denver are expected to climb to 86, which would surpass the previous record daily high of 85 for the Denver area, set in 2023. Weather will be partly sunny and breezy, and temps will fall to about 48 overnight.

Rain is forecast Sunday afternoon and evening in Denver, with a high near 69 and an overnight low of 34.

As of Saturday morning, areas overlapped by Red Flag Warnings going into effect this morning and afternoon included the entire Denver metro area and Interstate 25 corridor as well as much of the Western Slope and southern half of the state.

Residents in Red Flag Warning zones are urged to avoid outdoor burning and any other activities that could produce sparks and start a wildfire.

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Wind gusts may reach up to 45 mph and humidity levels will drop as low as 13%, NWS forecasters said.

A Red Flag Warning for most of Colorado east of Boulder will be active from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, forecasters said.

“Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread,” NWS forecasters said in the warning. “Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire.”

The warning covers Larimer, Weld, Boulder, Jefferson, Broomfiled, Douglas, Denver, Adams, Arapahoe, Morgan, Elbert, Lincoln, Logan, Washington, Sedgwick and Phillips counties.

A separate Red Flag Warning for southern Colorado’s San Luis Valley will also be in effect until 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Temperatures in the Denver area are forecast to hit 70 degrees on Wednesday. While that won’t break any heat records, it’s about 10 degrees above “normal” for early April, according to NWS records.

Above-normal temperatures and dry conditions will continue across Denver and the Eastern Plains through the weekend, but a rainstorm forecasted for Sunday and Monday will end the streak, according to a NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook.

Saturday will be the warmest day, forecasters said. Temperatures will near 90 degrees on the Eastern Plains and hover in the 80s across the Denver area.

If Denver sees 86-degree temperatures as forecasted, it could break its April 11 heat record of 85 degrees, set in 2023, according to NWS data.

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DIA airlines had delayed 600 flights and canceled nine shortly before 3 p.m., according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware.

Travelers on Southwest Airlines faced 231 delays. United reported 170 delays, and SkyWest had 103. Frontier reported 29 delays, American Airlines 22, and Delta 21.

National Weather Service forecasters measured the noon temperature around DIA at 30 degrees, with 15-mile-per-hour wind and visibility at 10 miles. More potentially heavy snow is expected to hit metro Denver Friday night and Saturday.

Snow showers on Thursday delayed more than 800 flights at DIA.

In addition to snow and ice on Friday, runway construction at DIA contributed to delays under a travel management plan for arriving flights, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. “This is causing some arriving flights to be delayed an average of 31 minutes,” an FAA bulletin stated.

DIA officials said surface temperatures around noon were above freezing, letting snow melt, but “the snowfall rate may overpower surface temperatures” and create slush that would have to be removed.

Airport officials advised travelers to check with airlines about delays, arrive inside DIA at least two hours before scheduled boarding times, and anticipate waiting for aircraft ice removal.

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Temperatures are expected to climb to 37 during the day, falling to 23 overnight, and a dusting of snow will likely fall between 2 p.m. and 3 a.m.

A mix of snow and rain is expected to fall across the plains, while the eastern slopes of the Front Range and higher foothills west and southwest of Denver could see up to several inches of snow Friday night, meteorologists say.

Clouds will start to dissipate Saturday in Denver, giving way to clear skies Sunday, with highs of 44 and 58 forecast.

The National Weather Service predicts minimal travel impacts from the departing winter storm Friday, and most major roadways were said to be wet and icy but open to traffic as of Friday morning.

Denverites can expect to see snow, rain, wind and below-freezing temperatures through Saturday night, according to the National Weather Service.

Starting at 1 p.m. Friday through 11 a.m. Sunday, city officials are expanding shelter capacity at the city’s regular “front door” shelter access points, including:

• Denver Rescue Mission Lawrence Street Community Center, 2222 Lawrence St., for individual men
• Samaritan House, 2301 Lawrence St., for individual women
• Urban Peak, 1630 S. Acoma St., for individuals ages 12 to 24
• Families in need may call the Connection Center at 303-295-3366

Shelter will also be available at The Aspen shelter in the former Doubletree hotel, 4040 Quebec St., and at 2601 W. 7th Ave.

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Coal Bank Pass, CO — 6.5 inches at 10:36 a.m. MDT

Durango, CO — 0.5 inch at 9:17 a.m. MDT

Molas Pass, CO — 5 inches at 10:36 a.m. MDT

Pagosa Springs, CO — 1.5 inches at 8:30 a.m. MDT

Red Mountain Pass, CO — 4 inches at 10:34 a.m. MDT

Telluride, CO — 3 inches at 8:33 a.m. MDT

On the Front Range and Eastern Plains, snowfall will be mixed with rain showers, according to a NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook. There will also be a chance of thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and evening.

Warm temperatures will limit snow accumulation in Denver and other lower-elevation areas, but the metro area could see an inch or two stack up, forecasters said in the outlook.

As of Thursday morning, snow total forecasts were available through 6 a.m. Friday. The storm is expected to continue through Saturday morning.

Thursday snow forecasts include:

• A dusting to 3 inches in the Denver area
• 4 to 10 inches on U.S. 40’s Berthoud Pass
• 3 to 8 inches at the Eisenhower-Johnson Tunnels
• 2 to 6 inches on Floyd Hill and Kenosha Pass
• 4 to 10 inches on northern Colorado’s Park Range of the Rocky Mountains, including Mount Zirkel
• 4 to 10 inches on the Ten Mile Range of the Rocky Mountains, including Breckenridge
• 2 to 5 inches in Estes Park
• 3 to 8 inches at Copper Mountain, Keystone Ski Area Summit, Loveland Pass and Vail Pass

Forecasters said snow and rain will continue overnight Thursday into Friday and then into Saturday. The storm is expected to wrap up on Saturday at about noon in Denver and by midnight in the mountains.

Forecasters said that sunny weather will return and a warming trend will start on Sunday.

Denver will see temperatures in the low 60s on Monday and in the 70s on Tuesday and Wednesday, NWS forecasters said.

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Snow accumulation will be most likely in the Front Range mountains, foothills and across the Palmer Divide, forecasters said in a Hazardous Weather Outlook. Lower elevations, including Denver and the Eastern Plains, will see a mix of rain and snow, according to the outlook.

As of Wednesday morning, snow accumulation forecasts were only available through 6 a.m. Friday. The storm is expected to last into Saturday.

Wednesday snow forecasts include:

• Between a dusting and 1 inch in Denver, Arvada, Broomfield, Littleton, Northglenn and at Denver International Airport
• Between a dusting and 2 inches in Aurora, Centennial, Highlands Ranch and Lakewood
• Between a dusting and 3 inches in Golden, Castle Rock and Parker
• Between 2 and 8 inches at Eldora, Copper Mountain, Vail and Winter Park
• Between 3 and 9 inches along U.S. 6’s Loveland Pass
• Between 4 and 10 inches along U.S. 40’s Berthoud Pass and at the Eisenhower-Johnson Tunnels
• Between 3 and 11 inches in northern Colorado’s Park Range of the Rocky Mountains, including on Mount Zirkel
• Between 4 and 9 inches in western Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, including Red Mountain Pass and Wolf Creek Pass
• Between zero inches and a dusting on the Eastern Plains, including Crook and Sterling
• Between zero inches and a dusting on the western slope, including Grand Junction and Craig

Snow is forecast to wrap up across the Front Range by noon Saturday and in the mountains by midnight, NWS forecasters said.

Forecasters said warm and sunny weather will return starting Sunday into the next week. Temperatures in Denver will return to the 60s on Monday and hit nearly 70 degrees by Tuesday, forecasters said.

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