Storm Update – Wed 05/06/26 7:45AM | The snowstorm winds down around midday, but winter isn’t done yet with a hard freeze settling in tonight

This powerful May storm has buried the Front Range in heavy, wet snow overnight, with Boulder picking up around 10 inches while the Foothills are dealing with even bigger totals in excess of 2 feet in spots. Snow will wind down around midday, but winter has one more card to play tonight as a hard freeze settles in. We check in on the latest snow totals, temperatures, power outages and how much additional snow to expect.

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Winter Weather Update: Our big, wet storm is underway! Significant, widespread tree damage expected as snow amounts tick up

Ben Castellani

Ben grew up in southwestern Pennsylvania and holds both a bachelor's and a master's degree in Meteorology, the latter being from CU Boulder. His hometown received nearly three feet of snow from the Storm of the Century back in March of 1993, sparking his initial interest in impactful weather. Ben currently works on remote sensing and data analysis software at NV5 Geospatial Software in Boulder.