Today’s Forecast:
Friday starts clear and calm with high temperatures about 10-15 degrees below average. Then snow moves into the mountains between noon to 2 pm, moving into I-25 and the plains by 3-5 pm. Snow continues overnight.
Colorado Springs forecast: High: 31; Low: 16. Partly to mostly cloudy on Friday with a chance of snow showers after 2 pm, with the greatest chance of snow between 4-10 pm. Snow accumulation through Saturday: trace to 3 inches.
Pueblo forecast: High: 36; Low: 18. Partly to mostly cloudy on Friday with snow showers possible after 2 pm, with the greatest chance of snow between 4 pm to 1 am. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY from 2 pm Friday to 5 pm Saturday. Snow accumulation through Saturday: 2 to 4 inches.
Canon City forecast: High: 34; Low: 21. Mostly cloudy on Friday with a chance of snow after 1 pm, and the greatest chance of snow will be between 4 pm to 11 pm. Snow accumulation through Saturday: trace to 2 inches.
Woodland Park forecast: High: 25; Low: 7. Mostly cloudy on Friday with a chance of snow after 12 pm, with the greatest chance of snow between 5 - 10 pm. Snow accumulation through Saturday: trace to 2 inches.
Tri-Lakes forecast: High: 26; Low: 10. Partly to mostly cloudy on Friday with a chance of snow after 12 pm, with the greatest chance of snow between 3 - 10 pm. Snow accumulation through Saturday: Trace to 2 inches.
Plains forecast: High: 30s/40s; Low: 20s. Partly to mostly cloudy on Friday with a chance of snow after 4 pm, with the heaviest snow between 6 pm - 4 am. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY from 2 pm Friday to 5 pm Saturday for Crowley County. WINTER STORM WARNING from 2 pm Friday through 5 pm Saturday for Otero, Bent, Prowers, Kiowa, Las Animas, and Baca counties. Snow accumulation through Saturday: 4 to 9 inches.
Walsenburg and Trinidad forecast: High: 29/35; Low: 21/18. Mostly cloudy on Friday with a chance of snow after 3 pm, with the heaviest snow between 5 pm - 3 am. WINTER STORM WARNING for Huerfano and Las Animas Counties from 2 pm Friday until 5 pm Saturday. Snow accumulation through Saturday: Walsenburg 5 to 7 inches, Trinidad 7 to 10 inches.
Mountains forecast: High: 20s/30s; Low: single digits/teens. Snow showers move in late morning, becomes heavy through the afternoon, and taper off Saturday morning. WINTER STORM WARNING for the southern Sangre De Cristos and Wet Mountains from 2 pm Friday until 5 pm Saturday. Snow accumulation through Saturday: Sangre De Cristos 7 to 11 inches, Wet Mountains 3 to 7 inches.
Extended outlook forecast:
Snow tapers off on Saturday afternoon. Temperatures will rise to the 30s and 40s. Sunday will be a pleasant day in the 30s and 40s with another round of snow moving in Sunday night. This round looks to favor the Pikes Peak region (Teller and El Paso County) through Monday. Monday may bring more school delays and closings. Stay tuned for the snow forecast for Sunday-Monday's storm.
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