Parts of the Front Range may see up to 30 inches of snow today, but the storm left Greeley — once again — with only a few inches.

“This is kind of typical for Greeley,” said Chad Gimmestad, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Boulder.

Several times this winter, snowstorms essentially passed over the city while slamming other parts of the state.

The winds in Greeley often blow downhill from the north, which dries out the air, Gimmestad said. It passes over Greeley and then produces more snow as wind blows uphill toward the Denver-metro area, which saw about 10 inches of snow last night.

But regardless of the city’s wind patterns, Greeley was on the fringes of where this storm settled, he said.

“What happened last night is, the heavier snow never really got up there.”

While only a few inches of snow accumulated overnight in Greeley, high winds, which cause snow to drift on the roads and freeze into ice, prompted Weld County offices and many schools to close for the day, said Janet Carter, Weld traffic engineer.

No major roads or county roads were closed down, but she said crews have paid special attention to areas in south Weld County, which saw more snow, and in the northwest, where winds are typically worse.

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