Up to a foot of snow is forecast for the northern and central Colorado mountains including areas around Aspen and Snowmass, the National Weather Service said in a winter weather advisory issued Saturday morning.
The NWS office in Grand Junction said snow totals could range from 6 inches to a foot or more in some higher elevations.
The advisory starts early Sunday morning and lasts until midnight Sunday.
“Clouds will be on the increase today ahead of the next storm system. Snow will begin around midnight tonight for all mountainous terrain with 6 to 12 inches expected when all is said and done,” the NWS said in its advisory posted early Saturday morning. “The southern valleys and I-70 corridor from Debeque Canyon to Vail Pass will see 3 to 6 inches.”
Snow totals in the Aspen area are expected to be in the 2-4 inch range. The high in Aspen for Saturday is forecast for 40 degrees and for Sunday at 33 degrees, according to the weather service.
VIDEO: Ice floes roll through Basalt on Friday afternoon
As well, a flood advisory remains in effect for the lower parts of the Roaring Fork River as well as the Frying Pan River after ice floes rolled through Basalt on Friday afternoon.
After an ice jam broke Friday, there were two floes with large ice chucks and large tree trunks and branches that went through Basalt on Friday.