Today’s Forecast:
The last - for now - in a long series of arctic cold fronts will cross Colorado today. The first half of the day will be mild along the Front Range, even out the door. After falling to the 20s last night before midnight, downslope flow has brought temperatures into the upper 30s to mid 40s this morning across the area. Temperatures will wobble around these upper 30s to low 40s this morning with clouds increasing through lunchtime. A brief period of snow and freezing rain is ongoing over portions of the eastern plains. Accumulations and impacts will be low.
The second half of the day will feel quite different. The cold front will arrive early this afternoon. It'll bring breezy north winds along with it as well as a quick burst of snow during the mid-afternoon hours between 2:00-6:00 PM along the southern I-25 corridor and southern Front Range mountains. Temperatures fall back after the front crosses the area rapidly.
Colorado Springs forecast: High: 46; Low: 11.
Temperatures will hover in the upper 30s to low 40s through 1:00 PM this afternoon. Skies start sunny today, with increasing clouds through the lunch hours. The cold front will cross the Pikes Peak Region in the early afternoon, sparking off snow showers over Pikes Peak and adjacent mountains and over the corridor itself in the middle of the afternoon. Accumulations will be low, but a brief pocket of moderate snow is possible over parts of El Paso county with this activity. It'll also be breezy - with north winds at 15-25 mph gusting to 30 mph this afternoon. Snow accumulations of 0-2".
Pueblo forecast: High: 46; Low: 12.
Savor the relative warmth this morning as we're back to cold conditions tonight in Pueblo. Sunshine starts the day, clouds increase through around 2:00 PM with a brief burst of moderate snow sometime between 2:00 and 4:00 PM this afternoon. Accumulations will be low, and impacts light - but you can expect a short period of notable impacts to visibility and travel when the brief snow moves through. It'll be cold following the front as well, with lows tonight plunging back down to the low teens. Breezy - all day.
Canon City forecast: High: 45; Low: 16.
Sunny start, partly sunny at noon, cloudy thereafter. Brief light snow showers possible during the afternoon with low impacts and accumulations. Northwest winds at 10-15 mph. Expect a quick temperature drop following the cold front...so enjoy the relative "mild" temperatures this morning!
Woodland Park forecast: High: 35; Low: 3.
Mostly sunny through 10 AM, partly cloudy through 11AM, mostly cloudy after noon. Light snow showers following and associated with a cold front accumulating between a trace and 2". North winds at 10-20 mph, gusting to 35 mph this morning and to 25 mph this afternoon.
Tri-Lakes forecast: High: 38-43; Low: 10-15.
Mostly sunny early, partly sunny after 11 AM, with snow showers in the afternoon. Snow accumulations of 0-2".
Plains forecast: High: 40s; Low: Teens.
A few morning snow and freezing rain showers - take it slow in Eads and Lamar during this activity. Otherwise mostly cloudy with north winds at 15-25 mph gusting to 30 mph during the afternoon.
Walsenburg and Trinidad forecast: High: 43/47; Low: 13/14.
Mostly sunny early becoming mostly cloudy this afternoon. Snow showers in the 4-6 PM time frame. Low impacts, with totals of 1-3" possible. Northwest winds at 10-15 mph. Back to cold conditions tonight.
Mountains forecast: High: 30s; Low: 0-10.
Partly sunny early in the southern mountains with snow developing during the afternoon. Snow accumulating 2-5". North winds at 15-25 mph, gusting to 40 mph.
Extended outlook forecast:
Temperatures Saturday night fall significantly following the cold front in the afternoon. Sunday and Monday will both be cold with highs near freezing. An upper level disturbance will likely result in some flurries or light snow showers late Sunday afternoon in the Pikes Peak Region, Woodland Park, and west of Pueblo - but impacts will be low.
A warming trend begins Tuesday with sunshine throughout the middle of the week. Highs will be seasonable to above average for the first time since January 3rd on Wednesday through Friday with a ridge of high-pressure overhead. Friday will be breezy ahead of our next incoming system. It is too soon to get into specifics at this point, but another shot of very cold air is likely.
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