Here Comes The Snow: Boulder Braces For Winter Blast

BOULDER, CO — Boulder residents have been busy preparing for an arctic cold front that will bring frigid temperatures and snowfall. A major October snowstorm is making its way from the Rockies to the northern Plains with heavy snow and wind.

Snow plows throughout the Front Range have been busy preparing for the winter blast. Residents have been busy draining their sprinkler systems and preparing their homes for frigid temperatures.

Transportation officials are advising drivers to give themselves extra time to get to their destinations and to have winter emergency kits in their vehicles.

Earlier this week, the storm blanketed parts of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. Spokane, Washington recorded its second-snowiest day — at 3.3 inches — in more than a century.

Warmer weather is expected to slowly return over the weekend highs in the 40s Friday and 60s Saturday and Sunday.

AccuWeather recently released its long-range winter weather forecast for Denver's metro area. The Front Range will see a "cool, unsettled pattern," according to AccuWeather long-range forecaster Paul Pastelok.

"At times, these areas could also have back-and-forth conditions, between some periods of dry weather and some active weather in the early winter, which is not really typical," he said.

Rain and mountain snow are expected over the next few weeks.