Marty’s Saturday Morning Forecast – Warm Before The Storm – 11/10/18
Today: There may be some patchy fog along the Arkansas River early this morning. Many areas will be breezy at times with mountain wave clouds possibly blocking out the sun for some areas. The wind will probably be strongest over and near the mountains where occasional gusts between 20 and 30 mph are possible. The air will be warmer today with high temperatures in the 50s to lower 60s for the plains and 40s for most of our mountain areas, but where the wind and shade are working together it’ll still probably feel pretty cool at times.
Tonight: A cold front will slide over the area this evening bringing a period of gusty wind and increasing clouds. By morning some light snow may begin falling over northern parts of our coverage area and the air will have cooled into the 20s for the plains, teens for the mountains.
Extended: A fairly widespread area of light to at times moderate snow will develop on Sunday. Although this system doesn’t look terribly strong, or windy, it will be significantly colder than previous storms that have produced snow this season. Snow may start out a bit wet for some areas, especially along the Arkansas River, but the snow will become light and airy before too long. Overall we don’t expect a large amount of water to fall out of the sky, but snow to water ratios will probably be pretty high so it won’t take a lot of water to result in several inches of snow that should be pretty easy to move with a broom or shovel. Right now the heaviest snow looks to fall over the mountains, particularly south and west of Pueblo where favored areas could receive 4″- 8″ of snow or more. Lighter accumulations of snow on the order of 1″ to 4″ are possible along the I-25 corridor, and the far eastern plains should probably expect less than an inch. The colder nature of this storm probably means that roadways will more easily be overcome by even light snow so expect some slick travel conditions to become more common as the snow slides south on Sunday. Snowfall rates will generally taper off from north to south Sunday night, but some light snow or flurries could linger into Monday morning for some areas. Sunday and Monday both look cold with high temperatures only in the 20s and 30s for the plains, teens and 20s for the mountains. The air will start to warm a bit on Tuesday with 40s more likely for the plains. Wednesday and Thursday will be dry and warmer again with high temperatures in the 50s for many areas. Friday looks a little cooler but still dry.
