Jim and Carol Lillard shovel the sidewalk in front of their home, Feb. 4, 2020. Aurora saw approximately 3.5 inches of snow fall in the city on Feb. 3 and 4. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado 
From front, brothers Declan, 10, Finnegan, 6, and Macklen Allison, 12, sled down a hill at Utah Park, Feb. 4, 2020. Aurora saw approximately 3.5 inches of snow fall in the city on Feb. 3 and 4.Photo by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado 
Aurora saw approximately 3.5 inches of snow fall in the city on Feb. 3 and 4. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado 
Brothers Macklen, 12, left, and Declan Allison, 10, sled down a hill at Utah Park, Feb. 4, 2020. Aurora saw approximately 3.5 inches of snow fall in the city on Feb. 3 and 4. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado 
A gaggle of geese keep warm, huddled together, in the pond at Utah Park, Feb. 4, 2020. Aurora saw approximately 3.5 inches of snow fall in the city on Feb. 3 and 4. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado 
A jogger runs through Utah Park, in the chilly weather, Feb. 4, 2020. Aurora saw approximately 3.5 inches of snow fall in the city on Feb. 3 and 4. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado 
A Tuesday morning CDOT screen shot of a camera at E-470 and I-70 
A Tuesday morning CDOT screen shot of a camera at Parker Road and I-225 
A Tuesday morning CDOT screen shot of a camera at Parker Road and I-225 
I-225 south of East Mississippi Avenue at rush hour Tuesday morning 
A motorist guides a Toyota minivan down Franklin Street as as a winter storm drifts over the Intermountain West, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Denver. Forecasters are predicting more than six inches of snow in the Denver metropolitan area and up to a foot in some mountain reporting locations before the storm moves east and on to the Great Plains on Tuesday. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) 
Runner Gilbert Lemieux moves along a path in Washington Park as a winter storm drifts over the Intermountain West, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Denver. Forecasters are predicting more than six inches of snow in the Denver metropolitan area and up to a foot in some mountain reporting locations before the storm moves east and on to the Great Plains on Tuesday. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) 
Mail carrier Tina Fisher uses an umbrella attached to her hat while delivering to her route as a winter storm drifts over the Intermountain West, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Denver. Forecasters are predicting more than six inches of snow in the Denver metropolitan area and up to a foot in some mountain reporting locations before the storm moves east and on to the Great Plains on Tuesday. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
AURORA | After a spate of cancellations Monday evening, schools and government agencies are mostly open Tuesday, but many are announcing delays for the day.
“Cherry Creek School District will be on a delayed start due to weather conditions,” school officials said in a statement. “Elementary school bus pick-up and school start times will be delayed 60 minutes. High school and middle school bus pick-up and school start times will be delayed 90 minutes. Before-school child care will operate on a normal schedule.”
Aurora Public Schools announced schools would run delay openings one hour on Tuesday.
“For those students who ride the bus, school buses will pick up students one hour later than usual at their regular bus stops to take them to school,” officials said in a statement
Preschool programs are also delayed. Before school care begins at their normal times.
Schools will still end at their regular times, officials said.
The National Weather Service predicts that light snow will continue through most of the day, ending at about 5 p.m. New snow accumulations of 1-3 inches are expected. A high near 15 degrees is predicted.
Aurora has not announced any closures as of 6 a.m., but officials said recreation centers could open late on Tuesday.
A Monday city council meeting was cancelled.
The council was set to consider a corporate tax incentive, social services funding and a task force for police controversies at the cancelled meeting.
Police said the city is on accident alert, meaning that anyone involved in a traffic accident is asked to exchange information with drivers and report the incident later, unless there are injuries or one of the cars is immobilized.
Arapahoe County announced all buildings and programs would open late on Tuesday at 10 a.m.
Adams County also delayed opening on Tuesday until 9:30 a.m.
The snow closed long stretches of Interstates 80 and 25 and other roads across central Wyoming on Monday. The snow lightened by Tuesday there but a stretch of I-80 was closed in southeastern Wyoming because of whiteout conditions driven by strong winds. Slick conditions and blowing snow led the state to warn drivers to avoid unnecessary travel on other roadways that were open.
— KARA MASON AND GRANT STRINGER, Staff Writers
