MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Town officials are currently accepting contractor bids for repaving fore than a dozen streets this summer. Officials said that the bidding process closes in two weeks and they will then decide who gets the paving contract. One of the worst — and longest stretches — are four blocks of Sutherland
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TODAY: Partly cloudy skies with warm highs of 71° for Colorado Springs and 78° for Pueblo. TUESDAY: Mostly sunny skies with a high of 65° for Colorado Springs and 72° for Pueblo. WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny skies with a high of 72° for Colorado Springs and 78° for Pueblo. EXTENDED FORECAST: THURSDAY & FRIDAY: Partly cloudy
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TODAY: Partly cloudy to mostly sunny with a high of 55° for Colorado Springs and 62° for Pueblo. SATURDAY: Partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies with a high of 63° for Colorado Springs and low 72° for the Steel City. FIRE WEATHER WATCH from Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. SUNDAY: Partly cloudy with high temperatures
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Crews are taking advantage of spring break for Cheyenne Mountain School District 12 by starting a three-week effort to perform maintenance on two bridges in the area. Work began Wednesday on the Cresta Road bridge over Cheyenne Creek, at the intersection of Cresta and Cheyenne Roads, near The Broadmoor in
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Wind-driven snow that fell Tuesday night turned into ice and led to the closure of US 24 between Constitution Avenue, east to the town of Limon, for much of Wednesday before it reopened at 3 p.m. Some local traffic was allowed to travel westbound into Colorado Springs but only
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TODAY: RED FLAG WARNING from noon through 7:00pm. Partly cloudy skies with a high of 55° for Colorado Springs and 62° for Pueblo. FRIDAY: Partly cloudy to mostly sunny with a high of 55° for Colorado Springs and 62° for Pueblo. SATURDAY: Partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies with a high of 62° for Colorado
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TODAY: Variably cloudy skies with blowing snow and cooler highs in the mid to upper 40s. The HIGH WIND WARNING will expire at noon today with sustained winds of 35mph to 45mph and possible wind gusts up to 65mph. THURSDAY: Partly cloudy skies with highs in the upper 50s to low to mid 60s. FRIDAY:
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El Paso county has been added to the HIGH WIND Warning until noon on Wednesday. Avoid travel over the Palmer Divide after 6pm due to reduced visibility and near white-out conditions as wind combines with snow tonight and through early Wed morning. Blizzard Warning added to North El Paso county until 3am Blizzard Warning issued
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Strongest winds (60-70+MPH) will be along and south of the Arkansas River Valley for Tuesday. High Wind Warnings are in effect, as a result. TONIGHT: Breezy with gusts around 20-25 mph with increasing clouds and temps in the 30’s TOMORROW: Cold front brings strong north winds across the region through the mid-morning to afternoon with
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MONUMENT, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s not unusual for 18-wheelers to blow over onto their sides during high wind alert days on southern Colorado, and Monument experienced some of the strongest winds Monday. Fortunately, KRDO13 is not aware of any overturning. Some drivers likely stopped to wait out the wind at one of several local truck
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TODAY: Partly cloudy and breezy with highs in the low to mid 70s. RED FLAG WARNING from 11:00am until midnight. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies with lows in the upper 30s/low 40s. TUESDAY: Variably cloudy skies and breezy with a chance for rain/snow showers with cooler highs in the low to mid 60s. RED FLAG WARNING
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FRIDAY: Chilly and windy . Winds will top 40-60 mph in some areas along and east of I-25. Currently, there are damaging winds unfolding across the Eastern Plains with blowing dust warnings from Lamar to Cheyenne county. HIGH WIND WARNING in effect until 7pm (60-70+MPH gusts in the warning areas)/40-50+MPH gusts around El Paso and Pueblo
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — As the second day of the Meridian Fire drags on, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) said Friday afternoon that they are a few active hot spots burning. Residents could see active flames, though crews are working diligently to quell them. As of 1:18 P.M., EPSO says Franceville
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TONIGHT: Slightly less wind with gusts around 10-15 mph with increasing clouds. FRIDAY: Chilly and windy with highs in the 30’s to low 40’s and then falling temps through the day. Winds will top 40-60 mph in some areas along and east of I-25. Snow chances are likely with light accumulations possible. Reduced visibility could be
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TONIGHT: Partly clear and chilly with overnight lows in the 30’s with calm winds TOMORROW: Warm and breezy with gusts around 25-35 mph through the afternoon. Red Flag Warnings are in place across the region due to critical fire conditions lasting through the afternoon and early evening. FRIDAY: Chilly and windy with highs in the
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s been a month since extreme weather changes created widespread damage on Myers Road in the Hanover community southeast of Fountain, but county officials have announced a plan to make repairs. Dan Gerhard, the project manager, said that the $300,000, two-phase effort will start next Tuesday on a two-mile
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and calm with northwest winds between 5-10mph. Overnight lows will bottom out in the upper 20’s to low 30’s TOMORROW: Partly cloudy with cooler temps in the 50’s to near 60° EXTENDED: Thursday brings gusty winds late in the day with warm temps topping out in the 60’s to low 70’s ahead
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Rest of Today: Calm and sunny with above average temps in the 60’s to near 70° TONIGHT: Calm winds and clear skies with overnight lows in the 30’s TOMORROW: Slightly cooler as a weak trough moves in dropping temps into the 50’s to low 60s with a few spotty showers across the high country. EXTENDED:
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TODAY: We’re even warmer to kick off the work week, with highs in the low 70s in Colorado Springs and mid 70s in Pueblo. Expect dry conditions with gusts up 40 MPH as Red Flag Warnings continue. TOMORROW: A slight disturbance will likely bring some light snow accumulations to our Southern Mountains, but we’re expected
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What a great way to end our weekend! The official high temperature for Colorado Springs was 63 degrees. Normally we could expect it to be about 10 degrees cooler this time of year. You may still feel a bit draggy with the time change, but note that the sun stays up longer in the evening,
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