Tonight: Becoming mostly clear with low temperatures in the 50s for the plains with 40s over our local mountain communities; some of the high mountain valleys will cool into the 30s again. Extended: Much of the week will likely feature hazy conditions due to smoke from the wildfires. A weak cold front will slip over
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Overview: We’re tracking smoke and warm, dry air for much of the next week. Today: Partly cloudy, breezy, and very warm with a slight chance for a few sprinkles over the mountains. We’ll remain smoky/hazy for much of the day again with high temperatures in the 80s and 90s for the plains; mostly 70s for
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — If you’ve found certain flavors of the popular sports drink Gatorade to be in short supply or unavailable at stores, you can blame the COVID-19 pandemic, among other factors. KRDO NewsChannel 13 has confirmed through several sources that higher demand and apparent supply chain issues have caused the shortage. According
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Tonight: Mostly clear skies with no chance of precipitation in central/southern Colorado. Winds could pick up slightly after 8pm with gusts to about 20mph, but overall quiet conditions. Low temperatures to 48 degrees in Colorado Springs with similar lows expects along HWY 50. Extended: High pressure will dominate the weather pattern through the week ahead
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Overview: Our weekend will continue to bring mostly sunny and warmer weather back to the area with a pleasant work week to follow! Today: Mostly sunny and warmer again with a modest afternoon breeze and high temperatures in the 80s for the plains, mainly 70s for our local mountain communities. Tonight: Mostly clear with low
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MIDWAY, Colo. (KRDO) — The moisture from this week’s early winter storm did more than lower the fire danger and help plants and trees; it also soaked county gravel roads that were dry, hard and bumpy because of the hot summer weather. Gravel roads, mostly in rural areas, comprise half of the county’s network of
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — With freezing cold temperatures and snow accumulation in the forecast for Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, schools in the Pikes Peak region have been forced to think about snow day plans historically early. “So in normal years we have a very consistent snow closure and delay policy, but this year
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The season’s first winter storm will bring not only cold temperatures and snow, but a risk of further damage to trees. With two weeks of summer remaining, most trees have yet to drop their leaves — and if the snow is wet and heavy, it could break branches and limbs
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On Sunday, Colorado Springs and Pueblo set September high-temperature records, but in all likelihood, we’ll soon break low-temperature records as a mind-boggling cold front passes through the state. Here’s the breakdown of what we could be getting from Tuesday to Wednesday morning: Colorado Springs: 2-5″Monument: 4-8″Woodland Park: 4-8″Falcon: 3-6″Peyton: 4-8″Fountain: 1-3″Pueblo: Trace-2″Canon City: 3-6″Salida: 5-10″Trinidad:
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Higher elevations in Monument and Black Forest usually experience the strongest impacts from winter storms, and the storm expected overnight Monday is no different. But what preparations — if any — will be necessary a day after 90-degree temperatures in the area and road surfaces still at least 100
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Tonight: Staying mostly clear through the evening in central/southern Colorado with light winds and temperatures to 55 degrees in Colorado Springs and 59 in Pueblo. Labor Day: Plenty of sunshine to start off the day with temperatures once again warming to well above average highs, to 89 degrees in Colorado Springs and 97 in Pueblo.
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Overview: Our holiday weekend will feature record heat, but our workweek will feature record cold and snow! A Winter Storm Watch has already been issued for the higher terrain surrounding both Colorado Springs and Pueblo! Today: Mostly sunny, breezy, possibly a little hazy, and hot with near record afternoon temperatures again in the 90s to
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Tonight: Mostly clear skies with temperatures to59° in Colorado Springs and 64 in Pueblo. Winds calming down after midnight to 5 to 10 mph. Sunday: plenty of sunshine to start out the morning, With temperatures warming quickly to near-record highs for many valley locations. Temperatures to 96 degrees in Colorado Springs and 102 in Pueblo. Critical
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Overview: Our holiday weekend will feature record heat, but our workweek will feature record cold and snow! Today: Mostly sunny, breezy and hot with near record afternoon temperatures in the 90s to lower 100s for the plains; 80s for our local mountain communities. Tonight: Mostly clear with low temperatures in the 50s and 60 for
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The tranquilizing and relocation of a large bear Thursday should be a reminder that the animals are entering a more active period during which they search for food to add weight before winter hibernation. The bear was in a homeowner’s tree near Austin Bluffs Open Space — not far from
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Sunny skies, warm, and breezy for your Thursday. Hot for the holiday weekend.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The recent trend of warmer, drier weather in the West will make some wildfire recovery in southern Rocky Mountain forests more difficult, if not impossible, according to a new study. Kyle Rodman, formerly a geographer at the University of Colorado and now at the University of Wisconsin, was lead researcher
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The calendar says the start of fall is three weeks away, but the summit of Pikes Peak received an early dose of snow late Monday and early Tuesday morning. Jack Glavan, manager of the Pikes Peak Highway, said the snow was only a light dusting and most of it melted
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Tonight: Still hanging on to a few isolated showers and thunderstorms in central Colorado producing brief breezy winds and moderate rainfall, but nothing severe. Look for the precipitation to gradually tapper off and turn most clear overnight. After midnight is when the fun starts as a relatively strong cold front will move south through Colorado.
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Overview: Some drier, hotter air will return to the area today, but it won’t stay long as a series of cold fronts promise to bring periods of wind and surges of cooler air to eastern Colorado. Today: Pockets of low cloud cover over low lying areas in eastern Colorado will clear out this morning as
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