WEATHER ALERT: Blizzard across the Palmer Divide, Strong Winds

WEATHER ALERT: Strong winds and snow in the forecast for early Tuesday morning.

TONIGHT/TOMORROW: Clouds continue to increase into the overnight hours as the low pressure system retrogrades towards the region. Light snow will continue across the Plains, on & off through the overnight hours. Lows drop in the teens and 20s.

Strong winds begin to ramp up between 3-5AM. Wind gusts up to 60/70MPH are possible across El Paso County and the Palmer Divide. The worst of the winds look to stay confined east of Colorado Springs. Damaging wind potential will begin to die down around 3PM for much of central and southern El Paso County but remain strong across northern portions through midnight.

The other component of this storm is the snow. Main accumulations will remain north of downtown areas. At this point, a trace to an inch is possible Downtown (favoring lower end) with the 1-2" potential near Woodmen Road and north.