Colorado Springs is forecast for a snowy Saturday and has a winter weather advisory from the National Weather Service set until 11 p.m.

Colorado Springs Police Department is on Crash Alert due to slick road conditions, according to a department social media post.

The snow has also caused some delayed openings around the city, including an 11 a.m. opening for the Garden of the Gods Visitor Center. You can find more delays here.

Snow is expected to fall throughout the day, ranging in heaviness, according to meteorologist Casey Dorn with Gazette news partner KOAA. There’s a possibility of 4-8 inches of accumulation possible.

Several inches to nearly a foot of snow will fall in the next 24 hours in southern Colorado.

“Snow will be relatively light, becoming heavier through the morning into the mid-afternoon. The heaviest snow will fall this afternoon between 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. as snow bands track through the area.”

He also said that snow will end between 7-10 p.m.

The high today will remain below freezing, so snow will stick around throughout the day, Dorn said.

Looking ahead

Sunday is expected to be sunny with temps in the low to mid 30s. The snow will still likely melt due to sunshine, according to Dorn.

“Sledding will be best in the morning, your Sunday errands will be best done in the afternoon. The work week will be quiet and seasonable with plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the mid to upper 40s for the first half of the week.”

Fresh snow covers branches and bushes. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)

Parker Seibold