DENVER (AP) - Heavy snow was no-show in Colorado overnight as a storm stayed farther east than expected, dumping most of its moisture as rain on the plains.

Forecasters canceled a winter storm warning for the central and northern Colorado mountains on Wednesday.

Up to 16 inches of new snow had been forecast in the mountains by Wednesday, but it didn't materialize.

Forecasters are now calling for showers on the plains, from Sterling in the northeast to Eads in the southeast.

On Monday, up to 14 inches of snow fell near Conifer and 9 inches near Evergreen.

LATEST FORECAST

Today:  Windy & cold with periods of rain and snow.  The intermittent nature of the precipitation suggests that where snow falls our roadways will remain mainly wet, but a few icy patches or briefly whitened roadways will be possible over our mountain communities.  Accumulations of snow should remain localized, and confined to mainly cooler surfaces above 6500 feet where a few spots could pick up 1" to 3". Highs in the 30s for the mountains and 40s and 50s on the plains...

Tonight:  Scattered rain and snow showers will continue tonight with spotty areas again possibly picking up a quick 1" to 3" of snow, mainly over the mountains communities but possibly over the Palmer Divide as well.  A few slick roadways are possible overnight but right now we don't think that impacts to roadways will be widespread.  Low temperatures mainly in the 20s and 30s...

Extended:  This storm system is not going to move very much so areas of rain and snow should continue on Thursday, and for a few areas possibly into Friday.  Gradually though this storm will weaken and warm which will lead to increasing elevations for snow.  Temperatures will fall to near freezing in Colorado Springs over the next couple of nights, below freezing over the mountains. We'll start to transition on Friday with some slightly warmer air by the afternoon, but our big temperature bounce should hold off until this weekend which looks really, really nice...

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STORMTRACKER 13 Meteorologist Marty Venticinque