Spring plans meet snow in Denver as a late storm could be the season's biggest

Source: AP

By MEAD GRUVER and KATHY McCORMACK
Updated 10:29 PM CDT, May 5, 2026
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — While some Americans were gazing at tulips and mowing lawns, people in Colorado and Wyoming were getting out their snow shovels.

A late snowstorm swept over the Rocky Mountains and into the High Plains on Tuesday, bringing heavy, wet accumulation north of Denver into southeastern Wyoming.

In Fort Collins, Colorado, heavy snow fell throughout the day on ground that was still too warm for significant accumulation. Slushy snow clung to leaves, grass and flowers, and homeowners shut off yard sprinklers lest sub-freezing temperatures damage their plumbing.

Boulder, nestled against the mountains, could get upward of a foot (30 centimeters) of snow. While the Denver area experienced mostly rain on Tuesday, that turned into snow by early evening. Forecasts predict up to 8 inches (20 centimeters) of snow is possible into Wednesday.

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