8:30AM SATURDAY UPDATE
Snow is moving out of Southern Colorado but roads remain snow covered and slick right now, mainly the minor roadways. Major roadways such as I-25 are looking OK despite cold temperatures, but a few slick spots remain and may not be easy to spot.
The big theme today will be the cold. Temperatures will top out in the low to mid 30s for much of the area, wind chills keep temperatures feeling closer to the teens to low 20s. Northerly windflow tonight cools temperatures quickly - if you're headed to the Festival of Lights parade in Colorado Springs, plan for teens wind chills and temps in the 20s!
8:00PM Friday Update
This setup is known as an "ana front." Snow begins Friday, heavy at times through your day, and continuing into Saturday morning.
Winter Weather Advisories are in effect across the I-25 corridor until 5 a.m. Saturday morning. Snow squalls are expected so driving could cause serious issues, just make sure to take it slow.
The Colorado Springs Police Department is on cold accident reporting. During this time if people are involved in an accident that does not cause injuries, require medical attention, or involves a suspected DUI driver or the assistance of emergency personnel you are asked to exchange information and cold report the accident.
Cold reporting is done to ensure accident reports can be filed, one can do this at a Colorado Springs Police substation or online.
First Alert 5 Weather Forecast
This cold front and associated northerly flow will also result in a very cold morning in southern Colorado - expect single digit wind chills.
This has been a tricky system to forecast for due to the banded nature of the snow, and marginal road temps. Nonetheless, the storm is producing our expected second round of snow which will accumulate into Saturday morning.
If you're getting snow, expect blowing snow and reduced visibilities through 5AM. While it might not snow at your specific location through the evening, when it does, it will be heavy and driving will be treacherous. We've already seen several accidents this evening in the Pikes Peak Region due to this system.
By Saturday afternoon, the entire system is out of here, but Saturday night will be bitterly cold with single-digit lows.
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