Today’s Forecast:
It will be very cold today in southern Colorado, following a cold front early this morning. Highs will be in the low 30s in most areas, with gusty north winds this morning. Winds will reduce along I-25 by mid-morning, but it will take until mid-afternoon for the winds to slow over the eastern counties. Expect wind chills in the teens, and bundle up today. Skies will be mainly sunny.
Colorado Springs forecast: High: 34; Low: 12.
Cold! The snow may not have arrived, but the winter chill sure has. Sunny skies. Gusty this morning (for most areas). Remaining gusty east of I-25 into the mid afternoon. Winds north at 15-30 mph, gusting to 35 mph west of I-25, and to 50 mph at times east of I-25. Be careful if driving a high profile vehicle on east-west oriented roadways, although some crosswind is also possible on north-south routes such as I-25. Winds shift northeast, and get weaker through the afternoon. Wind chills in the teens for most of the day, briefly in the 20s in the early to mid afternoon. Bundle up!
Pueblo forecast: High: 37; Low: 14.
Sunny and gusty - though winds do reduce as early as 12PM, and particularly after 3:00 PM. Before that, northeast winds at 10-25 mph, gusting to 40 mph through 12 PM. After noon, winds turn northeast, then east, at 10-15 mph. Wind -chills- will be significant all day, shaving about 10 degrees or more off the actual air temps.
Canon City forecast: High: 36; Low: 15.
Becoming sunny - and staying relatively wind sheltered - which is a nice change of pace! Southeast winds at 10-15 mph. Increasing clouds tonight.
Woodland Park forecast: High: 33; Low: 13.
Sunny and cold. Northwest winds at 10-15 mph, shifting southwest in the afternoon. Wind chills tonight will be near 0 even though winds are relatively light due to the very cold air temps. Be prepared if you're spending time out on or around town this evening!
Tri-Lakes forecast: High: 30s; Low: 10s.
Gusty through early afternoon with cold sunshine. North winds at 15-25 mph gusting to 45 mph before noon. Wind chills in the 0-10 range, teens at times if you're lucky. Bundle up! Increasing clouds tonight.
Plains forecast: High: 30s; Low: 8-15.
Sunny and windy! If you drive a truck or high profile vehicle, use caution - though you're likely used to set ups like these. Nonetheless, it may be wise to take it slow, especially on east-west oriented roadways. North winds at 15-35 mph, gusting to 50 mph before 2:00 PM, then decreasing. Becoming mostly cloudy tonight.
Walsenburg and Trinidad forecast: High: 35/36; Low: 14/15.
Partly sunny early, becoming sunny. Northeast winds at 10-15 mph shifting east this afternoon.
Mountains forecast: High: 20s; Low: 0-10s.
Sunny with north winds at 5-10 mph shifting southeast this afternoon.
Extended outlook forecast:
High pressure moving through Nebraska will lead to a circulation that pushes more cold air into Colorado tonight and Sunday. This will be aided by a secondary upper level disturbance also pushing through the state - ahead of a main circulation emanating from the Pacific Northwest and moving through Utah, Nevada, and eventually the 4-corners region through Monday. Lows tonight will be in the teens, and highs Sunday in the upper 20s, to low 30s. It will not be as windy though. Skies will be mostly cloudy across southern Colorado due to upslope flow and multiple weak moisture plumes. Energy from the aforementioned system begins impacting the western mountains by Sunday morning, leading to some mountain travel impacts there. Snow spreads east toward the central mountains in the afternoon. The moisture and energy reach the southern mountains in late afternoon to early evening.
Sunday night, a brief period of snow is possible in the Pikes Peak Region and southern I-25 into Monday morning. Accumulations at the moment look low, with minor impacts to the AM commute possible. Snow totals of a dusting to an inch look possible outside the mountains. We'll see a slight warm up Monday into the middle 30s.
Tuesday brings a brief ridge through the state, with highs in the middle 40s and more sunshine. Another system will approach Wednesday with cooler temperatures, clouds, and a weak snow shower chance.
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