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Snow showers today before a second round with strong winds on Saturday

Posted at 6:25 AM, Dec 27, 2019
and last updated 2019-12-27 14:38:02-05

Today’s Forecast:
Patchy fog across the forecast region this morning with cloudy and cold weather expected to last all day and night. Snow will move in from New Mexico this morning, becoming more widespread and heavy from lunch through the afternoon. There could be a corridor of freezing today through the evening, mainly east of Pueblo in Crowley and Otero Counties. Snowfall will be fairly light, but still enough to make the roads slick as heavy bands pile generally between 1 to 3 inches between Colorado Springs and Pueblo from the late morning through the afternoon. We'll be dry tonight with more snow coming on Saturday.

COLORADO SPRINGS: High: 34; Low: 24. Patchy fog through the morning with periods of moderate to heavy snow from the late morning through the afternoon. Mostly dry and cold weather is expected overnight.

PUEBLO: High: 36; Low: 23. Cold, cloudy and calm before snow starts to arrive mid morning and continues in waves through the afternoon. Dry and cold weather is expected overnight.

CANON CITY: High: 37; Low: 28. Cold, cloudy and calm before snow starts to arrive mid morning and continues in waves through the afternoon. Dry and cold weather is expected overnight.

WOODLAND PARK: High: 32; Low: 17. Very cold and cloudy this morning before snow moves in around lunchtime and continues through the early evening. Flurries are possible overnight with lows falling to the 20s.

TRI-LAKES: High: 30s; Low: 10s. Cold with patchy dense fog through the morning before snow arrives late in the morning through the afternoon. Flurries are possible overnight with cold weather expected.

PLAINS: High: 30s; Low: 20s. Complicated forecast across the plains today and tonight as a mix of snow, freezing rain, and rain are all possible in the plains east of Pueblo and El Paso Counties. Freezing rain is more likely through Crowley and Otero Counties, wtih Bent, Prowers, and Baca Counties more likely to just see non-freezing rain showers.

WALSENBURG/TRINIDAD: High: 30s; Low: 20s. Cloudy and cold with snow showers from the morning through the early afternoon. Overnight we'll be dry and cold.

Extended Outlook:
A second round of snow will move through Colorado on Saturday, but with the biggest impacts expected over our southern mountains and some of the divides. Strong northerly winds will likely keep Colorado Springs to Pueblo on the drier side, with less than an inch of snow expected. The Palmer Divide and Raton Mesa will likely see a few more inches Saturday, but the heaviest accumulations will be over the southern mountains. Blowing snow will make travel difficult on Saturday, with wind chills down in the teens and even some single digits.