Weather Alert: Extreme Cold Temperatures and Snow
Winter Weather Advisory is still in effect until 8PM due to moderate to heavy snow. We will have snow chances continue into the early night time hours but as we approach midnight Southern Colorado will be dry.
Tonight will be a chilly night, this is the first night of may were we will have lows below zero across Southern Colorado. Along the I-25 corridor and the Eastern Plains we will have lows in single digits below zero while the High Country Region will be in the lows in the double digits below zero.
We have a Cold Weather Advisory that goes in effect tonight at 11PM and will last through 5PM Monday. We will have wind chill as low below 24 possible during this time.
It will be a cold and dry Sunday Funday our highs will be in teens to low 20s along the I-25 corridor and for the Eastern Plains. The High Country Region will have highs below zero, in the single digits, and teens. The High Country Region does have chance for snow Sunday afternoon.
As we head into Sunday night to Monday morning we can have a chance for snow in the High Country Region, along the I-25 corridor, and for the Eastern Plains. Lows will be below zero for majority of Southern Colorado . A few home towns in the Eastern Plains will have lows in the single digits.
MLK Day will be the coldest of this cold stretch of weather. Highs will either be in the single digits or teens across all of Southern Colorado.
Monday night will be extremely cold. An Extreme Cold Watch is in effect starting Monday afternoon and lasting until Tuesday morning. We can experience wind chill as low as below 31. This is extremely dangerous wind chill so make sure you stay indoors during this time. Lows Monday night will be single digits or double digits below zero.
Tuesday we will finally get some warmth. Highs will be in the upper 20s to 30s across Southern Colorado with sunny skies.
As we head into the middle of the work week we finally get above freezing across Southern Colorado. Our skies will be sunny.
For the second half of the work week we will continue to have temperatures increase. By Friday we will have 40s in Southern Colorado. We will also remain dry during this time.