Saturday's forecast:
Snow showers will end north to south this morning with off-and-on snow showers persisting into the afternoon north of highway 50. South of highway 50, snow will continue into the afternoon, particularly in the southern mountains, Walsenburg, and Trinidad where several more inches of accumulation are expected.
Gusty north winds today will result in bitterly cold wind chills with temperatures remaining steady or falling through the afternoon. Roads will remain snow covered and icy through the duration of the ongoing Winter Weather Advisory, in effect until 8:00 PM tonight.
A Cold Weather Advisory will go into effect at 11 PM this evening for Northern El Paso county, the San Luis Valley, and central Fremont county. Wind chills will be between -15 and -20, with frostbite possible on exposed skin in less than 30 minutes.

You can find the latest forecast details here.
Expected snow totals through Saturday evening:

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LIVE Blog Updates:
10:00 am | Cold Weather Alerts issued
Cold Weather Alerts have been issued for southern Colorado:
— Casey Dorn (@DornWx) January 18, 2025
-Cold Weather Advisory: 11PM Tonight - 5:00PM Monday: N El Paso County, San Luis Valley. Central Fremont County
-Extreme Cold Watch: 5PM Monday - 11:00AM Tuesday: All of southern Colorado
-Frostbite times: < 30 mins pic.twitter.com/Iew3xOY3TG
9:00 pm | Road conditions
9:00 PM camera check:Roads are becoming snow covered in Teller County and between COS and Denver on I-25. The interstate is still looking good between COS and Pueblo. pic.twitter.com/a9BM0lA4yn
— Alex O'Brien (@WXAlexOBrien) January 18, 2025
8:00 pm | Colorado Springs is on Crash Alert due to snowy road conditions.
With snow increasing across Colorado Springs, CSPD is now under Crash Alert status, meaning if there is an accident without injury and alcohol is not involved you can report it later online.
CSPD is now on Crash Alert (Cold Reporting) due to road conditions with more snow forecasted tonight. Please drive carefully. More info here:https://t.co/oZBQgFd1RO
— CSPD Communications (@CSPDComCenter) January 18, 2025
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