Today’s Forecast:
A nice - but breezy for some - day is ahead for southern Colorado. After 4 days of cool temperatures, high pressure moving across the state will bring in the warmth this afternoon. Highs will be near to slightly above average and make for a beautiful spring day and one I'd highly suggest getting outside on if you can.
Sky-wise: moisture out ahead of our next weather maker will move above us today. Highs top out in the low to mid 60s across the area with mainly sunny to partly cloudy skies. The clouds we see today are generally going to be mid and high clouds which won't fully block out the sun. It'll be breezy this afternoon with dry downslope southwesterly winds gusting to 25 mph.
Colorado Springs forecast: High: 62; Low: 36.
Mostly sunny with west winds this morning shifting southwest this afternoon, at 10-20 mph gusting to 30 mph. Overall it's a nice, mild Spring day. Sunset at 7:19PM. Enjoy it!
Pueblo forecast: High: 68; Low: 35.
Mostly sunny to sunny with warm downslope southwest winds at 20-30 mph, gusting to 35 mph this afternoon.
Canon City forecast: High: 63; Low: 38.
Sunny and relatively nice - winds from the west at 10-15 mph gusting to 25 mph during the day, increasing to 35 mph tonight.
Woodland Park forecast: High: 52; Low: 30.
Sunny and nice. Southwest winds at 15-25 mph, with gusts from 35-45 mph this afternoon.
Tri-Lakes forecast: High: 50s; Low: 30s.
Mostly sunny with southwest winds at 10-20 mph gusting to 30 mph. Overall - a nice day!
Plains forecast: High: 60s/70s; Low: 30s.
Sunny and warm with southwest winds at 10-15 mph.
Walsenburg and Trinidad forecast: High: 58/63; Low: 38.
Sunny! But, windy. Southwest winds, at 10-20 mph this morning, and 15-25 mph this afternoon gusting to 45 mph.
Mountains forecast: High: 50s; Low: 20s/30s.
Sunny and windy with southwest winds at 10-20 mph, gusting to 50 mph this afternoon.
Extended outlook forecast:
The big story over the next several days will be the dry downslope breezes and associated fire concerns. The jet stream remains over us for the next several days and strengthens as a low pressure system approaches from the west. Fire weather watches are in place for Baca and and eastern Las Animas county on Friday. However, moisture coming in from a pacific storm system will keep humidity too high Friday for broader scale fire weather highlights. Nonetheless, fire danger will be elevated for many of us.
Highs warm further heading into the weekend due to the downslope winds. Fire weather concerns will be greatest on Saturday and Sunday - wind gusts of 35-45 mph are likely both days with very low humidity across most of the plains with stronger winds in the southern mountains. For Easter weekend - avoid outdoor burning. Otherwise, it'll be a nice weekend to get outside. Our next weather maker arrives Sunday night into Monday with rain showers late Sunday evening, and a mix of rain and snow on Monday. Warm temperatures and a northerly storm track look likely right now. What that means for us: it looks too warm for a big snowstorm here. The best chance for some accumulating snow will be in the high terrain in the southern, central, and northwestern mountains.
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