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Late Spring Storm Dumps Heavy, Wet Snow Across Colorado’s Front Range

Overnight freeze warnings threatened plants and pipes across the Front Range.

Water cascades down a snow-covered Boulder Creek amid the worst drought in Colorado’s history in Nederland, Colorado, on May 5, 2026.
Semitrucks line up in the eastbound land on I-70, which was closed due to extreme winter driving conditons, in Silverthorne, Colorado on December 22, 2022. - More than 2,200 flights were canceled across the United States by Thursday afternoon as a massive winter storm named Elliot upended holiday travel plans with a triple threat of heavy snow, howling winds and bitter cold. (Photo by Jason Connolly / AFP) (Photo by JASON CONNOLLY/AFP via Getty Images) Semitrucks line up in the eastbound land on I-70, which was closed due to extreme winter driving conditons, in Silverthorne, Colorado on December 22, 2022. - More than 2,200 flights were canceled across the United States by Thursday afternoon as a massive winter storm named Elliot upended holiday travel plans with a triple threat of heavy snow, howling winds and bitter cold. (Photo by Jason Connolly / AFP) (Photo by JASON CONNOLLY/AFP via Getty Images)
Rain and mountain snow sticking around for one more day, cool and windy afternoon ahead

Overview

  • Following Wednesday's burst of heavy, wet snow, Colorado school districts closed, Denver International Airport logged hundreds of delays and cancellations, and utilities reported widespread outages.
  • Totals varied sharply by elevation, with about 28 inches in Estes Park, near a foot in parts of Boulder, and roughly 5 to 6 inches at Denver International Airport.
  • The National Weather Service warned that the dense snow could break tree limbs and down power lines, and Xcel Energy staged crews as CDOT skipped pre‑treatment due to prior warmth and ran about 100 plows.
  • Clearing skies brought a hard freeze into Thursday morning, which threatened gardens and outdoor plumbing, and a rapid warm‑up to the 60s and 70s is expected by late week.
  • Experts said the storm boosted topsoil moisture and reduced short‑term irrigation needs, yet it did not fix the region’s longer‑term water deficits heading into summer.