A high-impact weather system will be moving through Colorado today and tonight. Strong winds, snow, and arctic air will work together to make travel very dangerous overnight and early Tuesday morning.
Follow this blog later today and tonight for forecast & real-time storm updates.
10:40 p.m. Winter Weather Advisories have been extended until 6 a.m. Tuesday. The advisory includes Teller County and El Paso County.
Pretty solid blanket of moderate to locally heavy snow right now over the Pikes Peak Region. With cold air in place, the snow will start to pile up. #cowx pic.twitter.com/2Isr4bKWwM
— Alan Rose (@AlanRoseWX) April 20, 2021
10:22 p.m. After seeing some dry air over the past hour in the Pikes Peak Region, latest check of the Radar shows more widespread snowfall.
Pretty solid blanket of moderate to locally heavy snow right now over the Pikes Peak Region. With cold air in place, the snow will start to pile up. #cowx pic.twitter.com/2Isr4bKWwM
— Alan Rose (@AlanRoseWX) April 20, 2021
9:30 p.m. Even as the snow comes to an end Tuesday morning, the cold will linger behind.
Roads are already getting slick and icy on Monument Hill. Just saw a truck towing a trailer lose control and start to spin out. Luckily the driver regained control and kept driving northbound. #cowx pic.twitter.com/Vwi7nBWlBH
— Alan Rose (@AlanRoseWX) April 20, 2021
8:35 p.m. Snow is accumulating on I-25 in Monument, and road conditions are deteriorating quickly.
Roads are already getting slick and icy on Monument Hill. Just saw a truck towing a trailer lose control and start to spin out. Luckily the driver regained control and kept driving northbound. #cowx pic.twitter.com/Vwi7nBWlBH
— Alan Rose (@AlanRoseWX) April 20, 2021
7:40 p.m. Here's our latest thinking on snowfall totals:
With the storm starting to intensify, here's a look at my final thoughts on snowfall totals through Tuesday morning. #cowx #Colorado pic.twitter.com/DBEPgq9iI8
— Alan Rose (@AlanRoseWX) April 20, 2021
6:30 p.m. Snow is really expected to pick up over the Pikes Peak Region between 7-9 p.m. For Pueblo, we might see a rain/snow mix initially before it changes over to snow.
Our forecast tonight will turn cold and snowy, with the heaviest snow picking up in Colorado Springs after 8 pm, and after 10 pm in Pueblo. #cowx pic.twitter.com/avt98LMalk
— Alan Rose (@AlanRoseWX) April 20, 2021
5:48 p.m. Main part of the storm is nearing the Pikes Peak Region. Expect worsening weather and road conditions between 8-10 p.m.
Let's talk travel impacts. Road conditions will significantly worsen after 8 pm, and even though the snow will be long gone before sunrise Tuesday, the morning commute is likely to be a challenge! #cowx pic.twitter.com/hR1i9tvSCn
— Alan Rose (@AlanRoseWX) April 19, 2021
5:05 p.m. Winter Weather Advisories have been issued for El Paso & Teller counties. Snowfall rates in these areas could top 1-2" per hour.
Areas included in tonight's Winter Weather Advisory can expect the heaviest snowfall from 8 pm to 1 am. Snowfall rates could approach 1-2" per hour in El Paso & Teller counties. #cowx pic.twitter.com/itXLAsgMgV
— Alan Rose (@AlanRoseWX) April 19, 2021
4:40 p.m. Only light rain and snow showers so far in Southern Colorado. The main event is still more than a few hours away.
Even though we've already seen some light snow showers in the Pikes Peak Region, the bulk of the storm is up to our north. Expect deteriorating conditions between 6-9 pm. #cowx pic.twitter.com/lv8XMUv0xJ
— Alan Rose (@AlanRoseWX) April 19, 2021
Quick Forecast:
Click here for the full, detailed forecast put together this morning by Meteorologist Sam Schreier.
A cold front swept across the state Monday morning as noted by increasing clouds over the Palmer Divide and strong north to northeast winds in the plains.
Snow will move south from Denver in the Pikes Peak Region around 6 pm tonight. Snow will then sweep south across the I-25 corridor and plains overnight with arctic air in its wake.
Temperatures will drop into the teens and 20s overnight, so wet to snowy roads could quickly freeze into ice through the overnight hours.
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