Today’s Forecast:
Expect a large swing in temperatures today in southern Colorado - as we begin the day in the teens and 20s, before rocketing to the 60s this afternoon on the plains. Incoming high pressure makes today a day of transition, as an upper level trough moves east out of the state and high pressure begins to build in.
Remember to "fall back" tonight - the clocks go back one hour at 2:00 AM on Sunday.
Colorado Springs forecast: High: 61; Low: 35.
Mostly sunny and seasonal with northwest winds at 5-10 mph.
Pueblo forecast: High: 64; Low: 29.
Mostly sunny with periodic high clouds. East southeast winds at 5-10 mph.
Canon City forecast: High: 65; Low: 35.
Mostly sunny with northwest winds at 5-10 mph, shifting southeast in the afternoon.
Woodland Park forecast: High: 54; Low: 38.
Mostly sunny with northwest winds at 5-10 mph.
Tri-Lakes forecast: High: 50s; Low: 30s.
Mostly sunny with northwest winds at 5-10 mph.
Plains forecast: High: 50s/60s; Low: 20s/30s.
Sunny with west southwest winds at 5-15 mph.
Walsenburg and Trinidad forecast: High: 62/61; Low: 36/35.
Sunny with northwest winds at 5-15 mph.
Mountains forecast: High: 50s; Low: 20s/30s.
Sunny with northwest winds at 15-20 mph, gusting at times to 30 mph.
Extended outlook forecast:
The sun may be setting at 4:57 PM tomorrow...on the second day of November...but temperatures will feel like early September. Upper level high pressure will lead to sinking air - and that compression of the air helps to warm it up - with record breaking highs possible in the upper 70s to low 80s. Winds will be upslope and fairly light in the afternoon for the most part, but they'll be light.
A cold front arrives Sunday night and leads to a cooler Monday with seasonal highs, northeasterly winds across most of the area, and periodic clouds.
Downslope breezes arrive Tuesday leading to another warm day, and elevated fire danger. A weak front Wednesday changes the wind direction and cools temperatures. Thursday sees a return to downslope breezes, once again elevating fire danger.
A slightly more unsettled pattern should arrive by Friday.
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