A chaotic and wintery period awaits a large portion of the interior West as a chilly storm produces everything from rain showers, to accumulating snow and thunderstorms packing downpours, hail and ...

Showers and a few rumbles of thunder continue this evening. Be careful if driving - some areas have picked up over an inch of rain today and there may be isolated ponding on roads.

As a storm tracks across the West this weekend, it will generate enough cold air for snow to fall over some of the higher elevations from the Cascades to the Wasatch and northern and central Rockies.

Scattered showers willcontinue Monday afternoon with snow and graupel snow and graupel above 5,500feet. Below that we will remain as all rain.

Yesterday's slow-moving storm will keep a chance of rain and snow showers in our forecast on Wednesday before drying out this evening.

Perhaps the most impressive statistic is the 50 inches of snow expected to fall atop Pikes Peak by Thursday morning.

A few lingering showers are possible in the Valley and more snow is expected in the Sierra with snow levels falling to 5,500'.