Our First Alert Weather team has posted a First Alert Weather Day for Thursday as the next snowstorm is set to bring heavy snow to southern Colorado.

Weather Advisory is active through 5 p.m. Thursday for the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Wet Mountains, upper Rio Grande Valley and eastern San Juan Mountains, NWS forecasters said.

The most favored areas for snow are over the southern foothills, Palmer Divide and central plains. However, heavier snow could occur north towards Denver.

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.

What was a winter storm watch yesterday has since been upgraded to a winter weather advisory for the eastern San Juan Mountains. High passes such as Wolf Creek Pass are included in this advisory. Between now and 11 PM Thursday, accumulation amounts range from 6 to 12″.

A winter storm is bringing heavy snowfall to Northern New Mexico, which has far below average snowpack levels this year, according to the National Weather Service in Albuquerque. A winter

Not everyone was loathing the cold temperatures and potential of ice driving. On Georgetown Lake drift car drivers tore around a loosely laid out course to shouts of excitement from the shoreline.

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.