DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver metro space acquired its first style of snow for the season over the weekend. However if you happen to have been pondering there could be clear roads and skies to your Monday morning commute, suppose once more.
Pinpoint Climate Meteorologist Liz McGiffin stated folks must be cautious forward of their Monday commutes because the weekend snow won’t be cleared up simply but.
McGiffin stated it won’t heat up sufficient on Sunday to do away with any accumulation on the roads. Plus, single-digit temperatures in a single day might trigger snow and ice to refreeze, resulting in slick situations within the morning.
Moreover, even after the snowfall tapers off, wind may blow snow onto already-cleared roadways.
Sunshine will return in a while Monday, nevertheless.
Methods to arrange
The Colorado Division of Transportation maintains COtrip, which can be utilized to search for highway situations forward of your morning commute.
On the web site, folks can observe present situations on the main roads, together with Interstate 25 and Interstate 70.
Folks may observe the place snowplows are and which roads they’ve already hit to see what locations could also be clear. In accordance with CDOT, there have been 50 snow plows within the Denver metro space clearing roadways throughout and after the weekend storm.
The Denver Division of Transportation and Infrastructure stated town can have a crew on responsibility in a single day Sunday into Monday morning to observe situations and tackle hassle spots as wanted.
CDOT additionally recommends that folks take it gradual and be further cautious of fellow drivers, as many are nonetheless adjusting to driving in snowy situations.
