“Heavy snow” hits Berthoud, Fall River and Vail Pass Friday morning

Colorado received its archetypal snowfall of the play Thursday greeting connected Wolf Creek Pass. Friday morning, immoderate snowfall fell overmuch person to Denver.

A upwind presumption connected Berthoud Pass reported “heavy snow” astir 2 a.m. Friday. Webcams successful the country aboriginal successful the greeting backed the assertion arsenic snowfall stuck to surfaces adjacent the roadworthy connected Fall River and Vail Pass.

It's August 20th and Berthoud Pass is reporting a upwind chill of 16° with dense snow! You person to emotion Colorado weather! #COwx pic.twitter.com/z5NjX7Z4vk

— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) August 20, 2021

While temperatures astatine the apical of Rocky Mountain National Park dipped to astir freezing Friday, the highs implicit the play for the little parts of the parkland are forecasted to beryllium successful the 70s, according to the National Weather Service.

Say it ain't snow! ❄️
Yesterday, immoderate of our upland areas received immoderate summertime snowfall. (Left: Alpine Visitor Center successful @RockyNPS) (Right: Vail Pass connected I-70) #COwx pic.twitter.com/wHAH1wesFC

— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) August 20, 2021

August snowfall is not uncommon connected Colorado’s highest peaks. These locations are immoderate of the snowiest successful the state, a crushed wherefore skis resorts are nearby. The snowfall is simply a reminder that escaping Denver’s caller vigor is lone a speedy jaunt away.

Berthoud Pass reporting dense snowfall this morning… And determination it is! pic.twitter.com/kAPfweLUL8

— Heather Brinkmann (@WeatherHx) August 20, 2021

Locations that received snowfall are astir 2 miles precocious successful altitude and astir 30 miles westbound of the municipality corridor.