The heaviest snow totals are forecast Thursday in the mountains, southern foothills and Palmer Divide, but large swaths of the state will get a taste of winter

Windy and cold on Friday as snow comes to an end across Southern Colorado. Sub-zero wind chills will follow overnight tonight.

The following Colorado snow totals have been reported by the National Weather Service for Jan. 8-9, 2026 as of 11:15 a.m. Friday: 11-mile Canyon, CO — 6 inches at 7 a.m. Air Force Academy, CO — 9 inches at 6:38 a.m.

Winter in Colorado Springs has been a tale of weather whiplash so far, with the latest snowstorm breaking a more than 60-year-old snow total record. Piling more than a foot of snow in parts of the Colorado Springs area on Friday,

Crispy, crunchy dry grasses in Colorado's foothills were finally getting some snow Thursday and Friday. The barren ground was in need of moisture as high fire danger threatened.

Parts of Colorado were under winter weather advisories on Friday, January 9, as heavy snow hit the state.The National Weather Service (NWS) said that moderate to heavy snow would hit southeast Colorado on Friday,

After the first real winter weather of 2026, Snowmass has picked up 12 inches of snow in the past 24 hours, the most snowfall of any ski resort in Colorado from this storm cycle.

Colorado is heading into the new year with some fresh snowfall, but the return to typical winter weather will be short lived. New Year’s Eve is expected to be dry and warm across much

At this point, 1–4 inches still looks reasonable across the Front Range, with a slushy 1–2 inches for many locations east of Denver across the plains. With marginal temperatures, significant melting is expected, and many areas will likely finish on the lower end of snowfall totals.