Weather Alert: Blizzard warning tonight – 1/21/19

TODAY: We will feel a warm and windy afternoon in Southern Colorado. Most of those gusts will be well into the 30s and 40s today. Highs today will be in the 50s and 60s before a few afternoon showers roll in. Most of these will be in the form of rain, with a rain snow mix in Teller County and in parts of Colorado Springs.

TONIGHT: Windy with increasing clouds. Snow moves in around midnight through Teller County and along the Palmer Divide then spreads south. Gusts will be in the 60 mph range around the Palmer Divide, with gusts into the 40s and 50s elsewhere. When the snow combines with the strong winds, white out conditions are likely north of Colorado Springs. This is why a blizzard warning is in place for the Palmer Divide from 9PM tonight until 11AM Tuesday. Travel will be dangerous during this timefram and should be avoided all together. This snow spreads south toward the southern mountains through the overnight.

EXTENDED: Minor accumulations are expected in most places west of I-25, with 1-3″ in Monument and in Teller County. Places in Colorado Springs will see between a trace to 1″. We will have a nice break in the winter weather before more snow comes in on Thursday. Stay woth KRDO for the latest on all the changing weather.