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>> WELCOME BACK. MARTY HAS A LOT TO TALK ABOUT
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. SO
TODAY. SO I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE
FLOOR.
FLOOR.
FLOOR. IT
FLOOR. IT IS A BIG FORECAST.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND WE HAVE RAIN NOW.
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE RAIN AND
SNOW HERE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE
OF HOURS.
OF HOURS.
OF HOURS. THEN IT REALLY STARTS TO
DETERIORATE, ESPECIALLY AFTER
4:00.
4:00.
4:00. IT
4:00. IT IS ALREADY SNOWING IN FORT
COLLINS.
COLLINS.
COLLINS. BIG FAT SNOWFLAKES.
BUT NOTICE THE GROUND IS STILL
DARK.
DARK.
DARK. AGAIN, IT IS THE WARM GROUND
TEMPERATURE THAT'S WE HAVE
BECAUSE OF THE RECENT WARM
WEATHER THAT WE'VE HAD.
OF COURSE WE DON'T HAVE THAT
ADVANTAGE AT HIGHER TERRAIN.
HORSE TOOTH RESERVOIR, SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW THERE.
AND NICE BIG WET SNOWFLAKES
COMING DOWN IN BOULDER.
AGAIN, SIDEWALKS AND PAVEMENT
WET.
WET.
WET. BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT NOW
EAST OF HIGHWAY 287 IN NORTHERN
COLORADO.
COLORADO.
COLORADO. AND EAST OF SHERIDAN BOULEVARD
AROUND HERE.
AROUND HERE. OUT ON TO THE PLAINS, A LOT OF
WIND, ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW MORNING OVER EASTERN
COLORADO.
COLORADO.
COLORADO. TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SNOW GOING
THERE -- OR, EXCUSE ME, WIND
GOING THERE WITH REALLY GOOD
SNOW, ABOVE 9,000 FEET IN THE
FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS.
WEST OF VAIL PASS, EIGHT TO 16.
THIS WILL EXTEND UP ON TO THE
PLAINS.
PLAINS.
PLAINS. THIS IS ESSENTIALLY FROM NOW TO
NOON TOMORROW.
NOON TOMORROW. AFTER NOON TOMORROW, THE STORM
IS GONE, IT IS DONE.
IT IS UP IN CANADA.
IT WILL NOT BE A FACTOR FOR US
AT ALL.
AT ALL.
AT ALL. SO HERE IT IS.
MOVING IN FOR TODAY.
WE HAVE SOME THUNDERSTORMS IN
COLORADO.
COLORADO.
COLORADO. WE WILL HAVE POWERFUL
THUNDERSTORMS OFF TO OUR NORTH
AND EAST.
AND EAST.
AND EAST. CURRENT READINGS HAVE A BIG
SPREAD FROM 30s TO ABOUT 40
HERE TO ALMOST 80 DEGREES IN
SPRINGFIELD.
SPRINGFIELD. THE COLDER AIR SINKING DOWN.
AND IT WILL BE DROPPING DOWN TO
NEAR FREEZING GOING THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS AFTERNOON. SO THIS MIXTURE OF RAIN AND
SNOW, SNOW UP NORTH, SNOW ON
THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN.
STILL RAINING HERE.
AND WE WILL BE MAKING THAT MOVE
IN THE NEXT HOUR AND A HALF OR
SO TO TRANSITION EVERYBODY OVER
INTO THAT WET SNOW.
BUT A LOT OF IT WILL BE MELTING
ON CONTACT.
ON CONTACT. SO AS WE LOOK AT THE SNOW
FORECAST, THE NUMBERS NUMBER
ONE ARE NOT HUGE SNOW NUMBERS
AND NUMBER TWO, THERE WILL BE
AT LEAST AN INCH OR TWO OF
MELTING BECAUSE OF THE VERY
WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES WE
HAVE.
HAVE.
HAVE. SOME OF THE HEAVIER SNOW ALONG
SOUTHEAST AURORA, PARKER, DOWN
THROUGH ELBERT COUNTY.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW DOWN
THERE TOWARDS MONUMENT HILL.
GOOD SNOW ON THE CENTRAL AND
EAST SIDE OF TOWN.
ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN, 6-7
INCHES OF SNOW THERE.
GETS A LITTLE BETTER ABOVE
7,000 FEET AND REALLY GOOD
ABOVE 9,000 FEET IN THE FRONT
RANGE.
RANGE.
RANGE. NOT A HUGE AMOUNT OF SNOW FROM
GREELEY AND FORT COLLINS ALONG
HIGHWAY 34 TOWARD MORGAN.
BUT THE WIND WILL BE WICKED
TONIGHT THROUGH 5:00 TO AT
LEAST 11:00 TOMORROW MORNING.
TEMPERATURES TODAY DROP INTO
THE LOWER 30s IN THE AFTERNOON.
DOWN INTO THE UPPER 20s DURING
THE EVENING.
THE EVENING. THAT MAY BE IN THAT 6:00 TO
7:00 HOUR MIGHT BE THAT TIME WE
WILL START TO SEE SOME SLUSH
FORMING UP IN A FEW SPOTS.
WE'RE PUSHING THE COLD AIR
SOUTH.
SOUTH.
SOUTH. THUNDERSTORMS TRANSITION TO A
LITTLE BIT OF SNOW DOWN SOUTH.
IT WON'T BE ALL THAT MUCH.
AND WE WILL KEEP IT GOING
DURING THE NIGHT TONIGHT.
AGAIN, TURNING COLDER
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON.
AS WE DROP DOWN INTO THE 20s
DURING PRIME TIME THIS EVENING.
20s AND 30s IN THE MOUNTAINS.
WE WILL BE DOWN IN THE MID-30s
AFTER -- AFTER DAYTIME HIGHS
ENCLOSE HE IS TO 80 OVER THE
PLAINS.
PLAINS.
PLAINS. NOW, THE WIND GETS STRONGER AND
STRONGER THROUGH THE EVENING
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. WATCH WHAT HAPPENS TOMORROW
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. EXTREMELY POWERFUL OVER THE
EASTERN PLAINS.
EASTERN PLAINS. WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS A
LOT TOMORROW MORNING.
AND THE STORM MOVES UP AND OUT.
IT'S GOING TO SLAM THE UPPER
MIDWEST.
MIDWEST.
MIDWEST. WAY HARDER THAN IT HITS US.
RAIN CHANGING OVER TO SNOW.
AGAIN, WE HIT THE UPPER 40s
EARLY IN THE DAY.
NOW WE GO INTO THE 30s FOR THE
REST OF THE AFTERNOON.
WE HAVE THOSE SNOW SHOWERS
GOING WITH SOME MELTING.
AGAIN, I'M GIVING YOU SNOWFALL.
YOU MAY NEVER HAVE THAT MUCH ON
THE GROUND AT ANY ONE TIME.
LOW 20s FOR OUR OVERNIGHT LOWS.
TOMORROW, SNOW WRAPS UP BY 9:00
IN THE MORNING.
WE WILL HAVE THE WIND SLOWING
DOWN IN THE AFTERNOON.
AND THEN VERY LIGHT RAIN AND
SNOW FOR FRIDAY AND INTO
SATURDAY.
SATURDAY.
SATURDAY. JUST A BIT OF A SPRITZ.
AND THEN IT GETS SO WARM SUNDAY
AND MONDAY WE'RE LOOKING AT A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AGAINST
WITH ANOTHER COUPLE OF ROUNDS
OF STORMS AND SHOWERS