Happy Sunday folks! We’ve made it back to winter today. A strong cold front is blowing through bringing much colder temps, a lot of wind and light snow across southern Colorado. TODAY: Light snow showers will continue through 8 to 9am before clearing out fast, expecting some sunshine to break out. Snow will linger until
Continue ReadingTODAY: We’re ahead of a cold front today, this will help keep us breezy throughout the day, upwards of 20-25 mph. Temps will once again be awesome, likely in the upper 50s and low 60s for all of us. Watch for increasing cloud coverage through the day. TONIGHT: We’ll see temps steadily fall into the
Continue ReadingAnother really warm one out there on the day after Christmas… hope your holiday was a good one. We’ll see a strong cold front crash through this weekend bringing snow chances. Let’s break down the details: FRIDAY: Another well-above average day – temps should get well into the 60s for most folks. A little breeze
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CHRISTMAS EVE: Overnight lows are mild again in the 30’s and 40’s in lower lying areas. CHRISTMAS DAY: Mountain snow picks up in the early morning hours (mainly across the Continental Divide and Western Slope). It looks like Colorado Springs could break the Christmas Day record high with 68 degrees forecasted. The record is 67
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TONIGHT: We stay dry across the state with mild overnight lows for this time of year in the 30’s and 40’s in lower lying area. CHRISTMAS EVE: We’ll keep well above average afternoon highs in the 60’s and 70’s along and east of I-25. Mountain snow starts overnight into Christmas Day. We’ll stay mostly dry
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TONIGHT: We’re tracking dry, warm and breezy conditions through the evening with with Red Flag Warnings in place until 5:00 p.m. Overnight lows stay mild in the 30’s and 40’s along I-25, with 20’s in the mountains and across the Eastern Plains. TOMORROW: It’s another super warm day with afternoon highs over 20 degrees above
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Mild fall weather allowed crews to stay on schedule in repaving a 1.5-mile stretch of Woodmen Road, and now officials will watch how winter weather may affect a different paving material used in the project. Stone mason asphalt (SMA) is the product used in resurfacing the busy road, from just
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Winter officially began on Sunday morning at 8:03 a.m., but winter weather is not in the playbook for this Christmas week in Eastern Colorado. Instead, passing clouds and sunshine crossed all over the state, with relative humidity readings less than 25 percent. The winds in the jet stream will continue to rip across from west
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A weak, “Back Door” cold front has dropped into the region, and cool temperatures are the result for Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Mid-afternoon temperatures were in the 50s to lower 60s, but now it’s a bit chilly out there, with most temperatures hovering near 40 degrees. A few clouds drifted over the Palmer Divide with
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TONIGHT: Fire danger continues across much of Colorado even after the sun goes down, temperatures cool and winds quiet. We could still see some 60 MPH gusts across our Southern Mountains tonight. Winds relax with just some stray 25 MPH gusts in lower lying areas where temps only cool to the 30’s and low 40’s overnight.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Work to replace an aging bridge along a popular route between Academy and Powers boulevards was supposed to start nearly two years ago, and now won’t be finished until next spring. “We’re hoping for April,” said Richard Mulledy, the city’s public works director. City officials recently announced the latest delay
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TODAY: A red flag warning is set for 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday. Dry conditions and wind gusts are creating potential fire danger. Temperatures increase back into the 60s and 70s for a majority of southern Colorado, nearing record temperatures. Some hometowns in the high country will have highs in the 40s to 50s.
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TONIGHT: Winds die down quite a bit across the far Eastern Plains tonight. Temps cool overnight to the mid to high 20’s along and east of I-25. TOMORROW: WIDESPREAD FIRE DANGER CONTINUES! Be careful – don’t be that guy. We warm back up to the 60’s and low 70’s in lower lying areas, although winds
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TONIGHT: We’re still tracking Red Flag Warnings across the Eastern Plains. Gusts die down to 30-40 MPH in most areas for the late night. Overnight lows cool to right around freezing. TOMORROW: Thursday will be the “coolest” day for Colorado Springs and Pueblo until the new year, with low 50’s on the back end of Wednesday’s
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TONIGHT: Breezy winds and mild temps stick with us through the evening. Overnight lows dip to right around freezing along and east of I-25. TOMORROW: Fire danger ramps up with Red Flag Warnings all across the Pikes Peak Region and Eastern Plains with gusts up to 45 MPH in lower lying areas. High Wind Warnings
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Happy Monday folks! Hope it was a good one. The big time December warmth continues across southern Colorado for *most* of this week. We do have a strong cool front on the way Wednesday into Thursday. This will bring a brief cooldown… but more importantly, very windy weather on Wednesday, which will bring significant fire
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MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Rockslides are not uncommon in this mountain town, but after two vehicles were crushed by falling rocks on Lovers Lane this summer, officials are taking action. A safety project is in its second week along the west end of the lane, between Lafayette Road and Cañon Avenue. Crews have temporarily
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The jet stream is well to the north of Colorado, and all Pacific weather systems that could bring any moisture to the region are detouring well away from this. Since we see no real change to this weather pattern, we expect more unseasonably warm and dry weather conditions for this week. On Wednesday, a small
Continue ReadingJet stream winds above are pretty well north of our state, guaranteeing more warm and dry days for our state. Daytime high temperatures will be in the 50s for Colorado Springs and Pueblo, with cooler temperatures over the Eastern Plains. A high pressure system over the Western Slope will push dry and warmer air into
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SATURDAY: It will be another day of above average warmth, with highs expected to get into the 50s and 60s by the afternoon. There is a weak cold front that will make a push through the area during the afternoon and early evening, which will likely kick the winds up briefly with 10-20MPH possible. Thanks
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