Today’s Forecast:
Today will be cloudy with light winds in the plains with more sunshine in the mountains. Temperatures will be cool and comfortable today.
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COLORADO SPRINGS: High: 38; Low: 30. Staying partly to mostly cloudy today. A stray rain shower is possible this evening in eastern El Paso county.
PUEBLO: High: 44; Low: 32. Clouds today with a chance of rain this evening, increasing in potential tonight.
CANON CITY: High: 42; Low: 26. Partly cloudy and comfortable today and staying dry.
WOODLAND PARK: High: 40; Low: 26. Cool and sunny today with the winter storm warning going into effect at 11 pm.
TRI-LAKES: High: 30s; Low: 20s. Upper 30s with clouds and light wind today.
PLAINS: High: 40s; Low: 30s. Mid 40s with clouds today and a chance of rain this evening and tonight, with isolated lightning possible.
WALSENBURG/TRINIDAD: High: 40s/50s; Low: 20s/30s. Highs in the 40s in Walsenburg and 50s for Trinidad with partly cloudy sky conditions.
MOUNTAINS: High: 40s; Low: 20s. Low 40s with sunshine and light winds today, snow moves in late tonight.
Weekend Snowstorm:
Storm timing is a bit delayed compared to yesterday's data. Some snow will start late tonight, most will accumulate from Saturday afternoon through early Monday morning. Some zones may start as rain or a mix of rain and snow, especially along the I-25 corridor (see graphic below). A transition to snow is expected by Saturday night or Sunday at the latest, for the I-25 corridor. The eastern plains will stay as rain during this event, picking up widespread 0.5" up to 1" in isolated spots.
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Winds will be very strong on Sunday, with frequent gusts 30-40 mph and gusting 40-50 mph at times, which will cause blowing snow and reduced visibility.
Southern Colorado region snow totals (updated Friday morning):
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Pikes Peak region snow totals:
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Arkansas River and Wet Mountains snow totals:
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Southern I-25:
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