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Snow totals vary across Denver metro area

Bitter cold night in Colorado and Denver before warming up on Thursday afternoon
Bitter cold night in Colorado and Denver before warming up on Thursday afternoon 02:51

Snow totals varied across the Denver metro area on Wednesday morning. Denver saw total amounts of 1.2 inches at Denver International Airport according to the National Weather Service.

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Snow in the Denver metro area on Wednesday morning CBS

There was a lot more snow in other areas, like Boulder which got 3.6 inches and Longmont with 2.7 inches. 

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First Alert Meteorologist Alex Lehnert with the snow totals on Wednesday morning.  CBS

South of the Denver metro area, Lakewood saw totals of about 1.5 to less than one inch. Further south, Castle Rock was reporting 1.4 inches. 

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Aurora got a little less than one inch of snow since it started falling on Tuesday. 

Colorado is under a First Alert Weather Day through Thursday for the combination of extreme cold and snowfall. Another Arctic Blast along with a Pacific storm system are teaming up to bring in the prolonged return to wintery weather. 

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