Winter Storm Regis will continue to bring snow from the Rockies into the adjacent High Plains through Friday. Regis was named just after midnight Friday when winter storm warnings were issued for the Denver metro area, meeting The Weather Channel population requirement for named winter storms.

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A roughly west-to-east band of heavy snow has shifted south along the High Plains, currently stretching from the Palmer Divide south of Denver east into the High Plains.

Current Radar and Winds

(Latest radar along with sustained winds and gusts.)

Some snowfall totals so far, as of Friday morning include:

10.5 inches just east of Boulder, Colorado5.8 inches just east of Ft. Collins, Colorado4.2 inches at Denver International Airport

Storm-prone Interstate 80 was once again shut down due to snow and wind from Rawlins to Laramie, Wyoming Thursday night into early Friday, but has since reopened.

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The snow from Regis is being caused by an area of upper-level energy streaking across the Rockies that will eventually combine with more energy over the Midwest. In addition, high pressure plunging down along the front range of the Rockies will result in an easterly upslope wind flow in eastern Colorado, helping to enhance the snowfall in that area.

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Below are the forecast details for Regis.

Regis Snowfall Forecast

Timing: Snow continues in Wyoming, Colorado and west Kansas Friday, ending first in the High Plains Friday afternoon, but lingering in the foothills and Front Range corridor of Colorado and southeast Wyoming into Friday evening.How Much Snow?The heaviest additional snow amounts will be along the Palmer Divide between Denver and Colorado Springs, as well as the foothills west of Denver and Boulder. Lighter additional snowfall is expected in most other areas.Snowfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour are not out of the question in the heaviest bands of snow.

Snowfall Forecast

(Through Friday afternoon.)

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