Weekend Storm Track Trending A Bit Slower, Farther South

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DENVER (CBS4) - Colorado's Weather Center is monitoring the latest track of a weekend winter storm, which has been showing signs of moving a little slower and a bit farther south.

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Should the latest forecast track verify that means snow will get a later start in Denver by 6-12 hours and the flakes will linger into late Saturday night or early Sunday morning.

Regardless of the track we're still expecting a widespread snow for Colorado but a more southern track could shift where the heaviest snow falls.

For now we will maintain our original forecast of 2-5" in the Denver metro area with the potential for some higher totals in the foothills.

Below are two different forecast models for snowfall across Colorado through Sunday morning.

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Depending on the final track of the low there is the potential for a downslope wind to develop off the Cheyenne Ridge, which lies north and east of Denver. That would mean an area of lower snow totals on the I-25 urban corridor between Denver and Fort Collins.

There are still several details to sort out so please stay with CBS4 and Colorado's Weather Center as we fine tune your weekend forecast.

Watch the latest forecast from Colorado's Weather Center:

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