Snow returns to Colorado mountains Monday, Denver area Tuesday

Scattered snow showers will return to Colorado's mountains on Monday and the storm is forecast to move into the Denver area on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.

This wave of snow will be short and not much is expected to stick, NWS forecasters said in a Hazardous Weather Outlook .

Roads will remain icy and slick from the snow through Tuesday afternoon, forecasters said in the outlook.

Light snowfall is forecast across the Denver area on Tuesday morning, mostly before 11 a.m., with no new accumulation, forecasters said . The Eastern Plains are expected to see dry, cold conditions with no snow.

Expected snowfall totals in the mountains range from less than an inch to 4 inches, according to NWS forecasters .

The most snow is expected to fall in Colorado's Rocky Mountains, including the Flat Tops, Elk Mountains and Park Range, forecasters said.

Peaks across northwestern Colorado's Park Range — including Buffalo Pass and Mount Zirkel — will see between 2 and 4 inches of snow by Tuesday morning, according to NWS forecasters.

Western Colorado's Flat Tops — including Trappers Peak and Ripple Creek Pass — and the Elk Mountains could also see between 3 and 4 inches of snow, forecasters said.

Warm, dry weather will return to the metro area Wednesday as temperature highs climb back into the mid-60s, forecasters said.