A snowy start to the weekend
From Stormtracker 13’s Chief Meteorologist Stacey Garvilla:
TONIGHT: A band of heavy snow has set up through El Paso, Teller and Fremont counties. This is causing poor visibility with some slushy roads. 1-3″ of additional accumulation will be possible within this band. Areas of fog and freezing fog will remain possible adding to the slick roadways and poor visibility. A few rain showers mixing with snowflakes will still remain possible over the Plains and along the Southern I-25 corridor. Overnight lows reach the 20s and 30s.
TOMORROW: Roads could be slick from snow and freezing fog around the Palmer Divide, Teller and El Paso counties through the early morning hours. Some light showers will still remain possible through the day Saturday while the higher terrain sees additional snow showers. Skies stay cloudy but showers wind down later Saturday. Temps remain cool with highs in the 40s and 50s with 30s for the mountain cities.
EXTENDED: Clouds continue clearing out Sunday with dry conditions and warmer temperatures. Highs warm back to the 50s and 60s. Additional showers will be possible during the Monday/Tuesday timeframe. Temps warm to the 50s, 60s and 70s Monday but drop back to the 40s and 50s Tuesday.
It’s beginning to look a lot like….April 20th?!
Parts of Southern Colorado saw a snowy Friday afternoon. Other parts of the region experienced rain Friday.
From Stormtracker 13’s Abby Acone:
Today: At times, moderate-to-heavy precipitation will reduce visibility. With some wet, heavy snow (primarily in the high country), tree branches could fall. Slick roads could cause problems on the roads, especially where we see snow. We also have the possibility for some thundersnow and thunderstorms and small hail. Gusts will also be an issue; gusts could be reaching the 30 and 40 mph range! Thankfully with more moisture however, fire danger should be lower.
Tonight: Cloudy skies are expected overnight. Lows drop to the 20s and 30s. We’ll have ongoing rain and snow, primarily along the Palmer Divide and Teller County where we get that lift in the atmosphere over the terrain.
Extended: Between Friday and Saturday (especially between Friday night and Saturday morning), we could accumulate 3-7″ of snow in Teller County with 2-4″ in northern El Paso County. It’s tough to tell if we could stack up snow in central Colorado Springs, so stick with us for the latest. Gusts won’t be much of an issue on Saturday, but it will stay chilly! Showers will wind down Saturday afternoon. In fact, tomorrow’s showers will be more isolated compared to what we could see today. We’ll be drier and quieter on Sunday. Monday offers our next chance for some showers.
