A winter storm expected to hit southern Colorado on Wednesday could drop more than a foot of snow in the mountains and up to six inches in the southern metro area.

Telluride Ski Resort reports 10 inches of snowfall overnight, and Purgatory reports 8 inches. Forecasted accumulations have stayed in line with predicted impacts. The National Weather Service has dropped the Winter Weather Advisories originally placed in effect over the southern portions of the San Juan Mountains.

Wednesday’s welcome winter weather in Durango is expected to be short-lived, forecasters at the National Weather Service say. In what the Durango Weather guy called a “better than nothing storm,”

Here are the lowest temperatures across Colorado on Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Here are the lowest temperatures across Colorado on Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

During the arctic blast over the weekend, Denver reached minus 11 degrees, but some places across Colorado were even colder.

"If you liked yesterday, you'll love today, with more gorgeous weather ahead for southern Colorado on Tuesday," Meteorologist Alan Rose with Gazette news partner KOAA said. "Skies will remain bright and sunny region-wide on Tuesday, helping to boost temperatures into the 40s and lower 50s on the Plains."

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

Monday (Martin Luther King Day): A 40% chance of snow, mainly before 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 6. Wind chill values between -10 and -20. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east-southeast in the afternoon.

Meteorologists are having a tough time predicting how much accumulation different areas will see, but any reports of double-digit inches of snow are likely incorrect.

The following Colorado snow totals have been reported by the National Weather Service for Jan. 30, 2025 as of 11 a.m. Monday: RELATED: Everything you need to know about the polar vortex bringing extreme cold to Colorado 11-mile Canyon Re, CO — 2 inches at 7 a.m.