DENVER (KDVR) -- The first snow of the season has arrived in Denver weather, with several inches piled up in the Mile High City Wednesday morning.
While many areas got several inches of snow across the Front Range and in the high country, some areas like Fort Collins and Grand Junction had little to no snow on the ground Wednesday morning.
The Colorado Department of Transportation is warning drivers across the state to be prepared for winter weather driving conditions to last through Wednesday, and possibly beyond with more snow in the forecast for the rest of the week.
Snow across the Front Range
So far, 4 inches of snow have been measured at the Denver International Airport, where the National Weather Service keeps official records for Denver. Other areas of the city have received as much as 8 inches of snow as of Wednesday morning.
Snow is seen near Horsetooth Mountain on Nov. 6, 2024. 
View from the FOX31 weather deck shows snow falling in Denver on Nov. 6, 2024. (Brooke Williams)
Snow covers the Colorado Capitol on Nov. 6, 2024.
View from the FOX31 weather deck shows snow falling in Denver on Nov. 6, 2024. (Brooke Williams)
View from the FOX31 weather deck shows snow falling in Denver on Nov. 6, 2024. (Brooke Williams)
Colorado Department of Transportation cameras show snow near Interstate 25 and Interstate 70 on Nov. 6, 2024. 
View from the FOX31 weather deck shows snow falling in Denver on Nov. 6, 2024. (Brooke Williams)
Denver is covered in snow on Nov. 6, 2024 as seen from a camera at Empower Field at Mile High.
Snow piles up in unincorporated Littleton on Nov. 6, 2024. (Aaron Smith)
View from the FOX31 roof shows snow falling in Denver on Nov. 6, 2024.
Nearly 7 inches of snow is measured in Englewood on Nov. 6, 2024. (Brooke Williams)
Snow on Eastern Plains
The storm prompted several road closures, particularly on the Eastern Plains. US Highway 36, Interstate 70, Colorado Highway 94, Colorado Highway 59 and US Highway 24 had closures in place from the eastern side of the state to the Denver and Colorado Springs metro areas, according to COtrip.
Colorado Department of Transportation cameras show snow on Interstate 70 in Strasburg on Nov. 6, 2024. 
Colorado Department of Transportation cameras show snow on Interstate 70 in Peoria on Nov. 6, 2024. 
Colorado Department of Transportation cameras show snow on Interstate 70 in Burlington on Nov. 6, 2024. 
Colorado Department of Transportation cameras show snow on Interstate 76 near Fort Morgan on Nov. 6, 2024. 
Colorado Department of Transportation cameras show snow on Interstate 70 near Seibert on Nov. 6, 2024. 
Colorado Department of Transportation cameras show snow on Interstate 70 in Limon on Nov. 6, 2024. 
Colorado Department of Transportation cameras show snow near Interstate 70 and Peoria Street on Nov. 6, 2024. 
Snow piled up in Byers on Nov. 6, 2024. (Photo courtesy: Shar)
Snow in high country
Colorado Department of Transportation cameras show snow on Interstate 70 near Frisco on Nov. 6, 2024. 
Colorado Department of Transportation cameras show snow on US Highway 50 near Gunnison on Nov. 6, 2024. 
Colorado Department of Transportation cameras show snow on Interstate 70 near Grizzly Creek on Nov. 6, 2024. 
Colorado Department of Transportation cameras show snow on US Highway 40 in Steamboat Springs on Nov. 6, 2024. 
Colorado Department of Transportation cameras show snow on Colorado Highway 135 in Crested Butte on Nov. 6, 2024.
Trucks stopping to chain up blocking traffic
Commercial motor vehicle drivers are legally required to carry four snow chains or adequate alternate traction devices on their trucks from Sept. 1 to May 31 when driving on several roads in Colorado. That includes Interstate 70 west of Morrison.
On Wednesday, the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office said truckers stopping to put chains on are blocking traffic near Veterans Memorial Tunnel on eastbound I-70, causing a hazard for other drivers.
"Eastbound semi trucks coming down from the Eisenhower Tunnel need to keep their chains on until mile marker 259 in Golden," the sheriff's office said in a post on X.
The Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office said truckers stopping to put chains on are blocking traffic near Veterans Memorial Tunnel on eastbound I-70, causing a hazard for other drivers on Nov. 6, 2024.
The Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office said truckers stopping to put chains on are blocking traffic near Veterans Memorial Tunnel on eastbound I-70, causing a hazard for other drivers on Nov. 6, 2024.
The Pinpoint Weather team expects the snow to taper off in the afternoon, however, some areas of the state are expected to see as much as 5 more inches before the storm is over.
Denver, Colorado weather resources
Stay prepared for storms and forecast changes, a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day and other important weather information:
The Pinpoint Weather team will continue to update the forecast multiple times each day.
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