The Cameron Peak fire topped 102,596 acres, or 160 square miles, overnight Mon­day, though fire crews expect snow­fall and cold­er weath­er will lim­it the fire’s spread.

One inch of snow fell overnight, fire offi­cials said in a Face­book post Tues­day morn­ing, as an ear­ly win­ter storm trans­formed large swaths of Col­orado from sear­ing heat to near-freez­ing temperatures.

The snow, along with cool­er tem­per­a­tures, are expect­ed to damp­en fire growth, offi­cials said.

After remain­ing rel­a­tive­ly sta­ble, the Cameron Peak fire explod­ed over the week­end, tripling in size as record-high tem­per­a­tures and low rel­a­tive humid­i­ty fueled rapid growth.

The fire’s quick expan­sion prompt­ed more evac­u­a­tions in Larimer Coun­ty, with an unknown num­ber of struc­tures lost.

Offi­cials said Mon­day night they would assess dam­age when it’s safe for crews to reen­ter the Mon­u­ment Gulch area west of Fort Collins.

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