Today’s Forecast:
Rain and snow are headed to southern Colorado today. In the higher terrain, we've already seen the snow showers this morning but it's been quiet and dry on the corridor. Two weather systems will interact over us today. A cold front swung through early this morning associated with a low spinning east through Kansas, so today will be cooler. A second area of low pressure is moving toward us from Arizona with more moisture. These systems collide today. Through the morning, clouds increase across all of southern Colorado. By 10-11AM, I expect rain and snow showers to develop over the Palmer Divide and spread south into the Pikes Peak Region over the following couple of hours. Expect a couple of rumbles of thunder with this.
Later in the day, moisture increases - with rain showers for the Plains, and snow in the mountains for your afternoon commute. You'll want to keep the umbrella handy. The timing of this system isn't favoring good accumulations on the roads - even if we see the flakes in parts of Colorado Springs, roads are going to be too warm. Grassy surfaces could see a trace...the high country will get accumulating snow. This fast moving system is out of here tonight. It'll be breezy tonight though.
Impact wise: If you're driving to or from Denver today, expect reduced visibility and wet roads on the Palmer Divide during any of these showers. Snow will accumulate in our higher terrain - I expect 1-3" of snow in Woodland Park, and 4-8" in Cripple Creek (at 10,000 feet of elevation).
Colorado Springs forecast: High: 49; Low: 28.
Partly sunny to start, becoming increasingly cloudy through the morning. Rain showers arrive between 11AM-1PM. We're not looking at constant rain or snow - convective showers are the story today. Keep the umbrella handy. The afternoon commute will also see the showers. Snow shouldn't accumulate in the Springs. Breezy this afternoon and tonight with winds out of the northeast at 15-25 mph gusting to 30-35 mph, particularly near and after sunset.
Pueblo forecast: High: 55; Low: 30.
Partly sunny this morning, mostly cloudy by afternoon. Rain showers roll in during the lunch hour and continue off and on through the afternoon with a couple rumbles of thunder possible. Breezy with northeast winds at 15-25 mph gusting to 40 mph late this afternoon and this evening.
Canon City forecast: High: 48; Low: 27.
Rain showers - with a snow shower or two also possible, with a couple rumbles of thunder possible. No major accumulations, but mountain flow could lead to a heavy rain or snow shower during your afternoon so you will need the umbrella!
Woodland Park forecast: High: 36; Low: 19.
Snow showers, particularly after 12PM, with a couple rumbles of thunder also possible. Snow should accumulate between 1-3" with a strong elevation dependence. Areas higher up above Woodland Park could see 3-5", and Cripple Creek could see 3-7". North winds at 10-15 mph.
Tri-Lakes forecast: High: 40s; Low: 20s.
Cloudy this morning with a weak rain or snow shower possible. More potent rain and snow showers develop between 10AM-12PM with a rumble or two of thunder in the mix as well. North winds at 15-25 mph, gusting to 35 mph this afternoon and evening. Up to 1-2" of slushy snow accumulation is possible, particularly in the higher terrain zones such as Black Forest.
Plains forecast: High: 50s; Low: 20s.
Mostly cloudy with rain showers this afternoon. Northeast winds at 15-25 mph gusting to 40 mph.
Walsenburg and Trinidad forecast: High: 48/50; Low: 26/27.
Rain and snow showers, with thunderstorms possible this afternoon. Snow may accumulate between a trace and an inch, mainly on grassy surfaces. Northeast winds at 15-20 mph this afternoon with gusts to 30 mph.
Mountains forecast: High: 40s; Low: 20s.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY until 3AM Tuesday for the Northern Sangre De Cristo Mountains and Wet Mountains.
WINTER STORM WARNING until 3AM Tuesday for the southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
Snow showers, mainly during the afternoon with thundersnow possible. Heaviest totals in the south Sangre De Cristo Range.
Extended outlook forecast:
Our quick shot of active weather departs by Tuesday morning, with temperatures running up the hill once again - mid 50s Tuesday, up to the 70s Thursday and Friday. It'll be breezy again for us on Tuesday with mainly sunny skies. Quiet again Wednesday, and Thursday before breezes return Friday.
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