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Keely Chalmers. Well,
we have a beautiful day out there.
Filtered sunshine clouds will be
increasing as we head into the afternoon,
but a couple pretty quiet days as we
wrap up the year heading into next year.
A little bit of a change actually.
Snow returns to the forecast,
but let's take you outside right now
and up north a little W to
boulder where you can still see
the snow on the flat irons.
It is a beautiful.
Shot mostly cloudy skies up there.
We are seeing northwesterly
flow that's increasing,
the clouds bringing that really just,
that's the only form of moisture
we're seeing here in the metro area.
The snow falling certainly across
the higher elevations up there
in the mountains and that will
continue to be the case as we
head through the afternoon here.
We're in the metro area,
we're looking at 33 degrees
out there right now.
So temperatures a little
bit cooler than we initially
forecast and that is because of all
the snow cover out there on the ground.
Right now keeping things cold.
Little bit of a refrigerator like event
happening with the with the snow keeping
the temperatures on the cooler side.
So 33 out there.
Right now at DIA the winds out of the S
7 mph but with the wind chill it feels
like about 27 degrees mainly in the
20s and 30s across the Front Range.
Eastern Plains have to head down to
the South and E to find temperatures
in the mid to upper 40s and low 50s.
Trinidad 51, Springfield checking
out at 51 as well.
Heading up into the high country,
we're looking at 18 degrees in Kremling,
25 in Leadville,
16 degrees in Gunnison Chilly there
and 31 degrees in Grand Junction.
So look at your weather headlines for today.
We're looking at partly sunny skies.
And again, as I mentioned earlier,
it is mild today.
We'll continue to be mild at least
in the lower elevations as we wrap
up the year against snow increasing
in the mountains.
We're going to get some significant
snow starting this afternoon
and that will continue.
Into the weekend we do have a
winter storm warning to talk about.
We're looking at 30 plus inches
of snow in some areas up there
in the high country with this
system that moves through.
That's pretty much through the weekend.
We're looking at starting this
afternoon through the weekend.
We're looking at upwards of three
feet of snow in some areas.
So great news for skiers and
snowboarders up there.
Not the best news if you're planning
to travel in and around the New
year snow returns to the metro area.
New Year's Day, it's looking like afternoon,
a slight chance for some snow.
Here in the metro area,
the chances increase late Sunday into Monday
morning and throughout the day on Monday.
That's when we will likely see some snow.
So here's a look at our weather situation,
how it's shaping up.
Look at our satellite imagery.
We are getting that northwesterly
flow that's bringing in the moisture
kind of mid to upper level moisture,
mainly in the form of clouds right now,
but again,
some light snow up there in the high country,
you can see some snow falling.
Along I-70 there.
So again, if you're traveling I-70 today,
expect Snow to be falling this afternoon.
And again, it's going to get heavier
as we head through the afternoon.
But really just clouds out here across
the Front Range here in the metro area
and really up and down the I-25 corridor.
Still pretty sunny out across
the east right now.
But this gradually this moisture and
these clouds gradually pushing from
the northwest to the southeast as
we progress through the afternoon,
let's put our forecast.
Into motion with our futurecast
and you can see again much of the
action up there in the high country
as we head into the afternoon,
we're seeing increasing snow,
mainly I-70 West, I mean I-70 N rather.
And then as we head into the overnight hours,
we're going to see some pretty widespread
snow up there in the high country.
And again it is going to be pretty intense,
falling fairly fast and impressive
accumulations as we head through the
afternoon, through the day tomorrow,
into the night as well,
possibly some freezing rain mixed in as you.
Down across the western slope and
as we head into Sunday morning,
again continued snow up there
in the high country.
But by Sunday night we do see the
snow sneaking down into Fort Collins
along the I-25 corridor in some areas.
Colorado Springs,
the Palmer Divide,
Trinidad,
Pueblo possibly couldn't get some snow.
There is a chance we could see
across the western suburbs of Denver
and possibly some flakes flying
here in the metro area as well,
but really we start to increase
that chance as we head into Monday.
Monday, it's Monday into Monday,
Monday morning,
I'm not sure exactly why this
isn't advancing,
but Monday morning into
throughout the day on Monday.
So we are looking at a snowy day on Monday,
not just up in the high country but across
the Front Range and eastern Colorado as well.
So we talk,
we want to talk about some snow totals
because again they are very impressive,
especially up in the high country
through this takes us through Monday.
2:00 o'clock we're looking at
over a foot in Steamboat Springs,
7 1/2 inches plus in Vail,
close to,
you know,
getting upwards of 11 inches and
Aspen. Check out Telluride,
17 inches and this model showing
even in the metro area 3 1/2 inches.
And this is only by 2:00 o'clock.
We're going to see Snow
continuing after that.
So we're looking at anywhere from 3
to 6 inches at this point is what
it's looking like in the metro area.
Or by the end of Monday,
Tuesday at this point looking dry.
The timing of this system,
still a little unknown to models
are differing on the exact timing,
but it looks like at this point it
should be a later Sunday Monday event
and things coming down Tuesday,
Wednesday,
Thursday actually looking fairly dry.
But again this is pretty much a
statewide snow event at this point.
This will probably change or probably
going to get more weather alerts
as we get closer to this event,
but already the Weather Service
has put up a winter storm warning
everywhere you see there in red for.
Very impressive snowfall amounts
we're looking at up to you know as
I mentioned 30 plus inches up to
three feet in some areas with this
storm that again starts tonight
or this afternoon and last pretty
much through the weekend.
Everywhere you see in Red Steamboat Springs,
Aspen,
Telluride and everywhere you see
there blue is under Winter Storm
watch again and and in addition
to the snow we're talking winds,
455055 mile per hour wind gusts.
So it is certainly going to not be
easy to travel through the mountains.
Starting this afternoon and
continuing through the weekend,
again great for skiers and snowboards
and not so great for travel with
the heavy amounts of snow and
those winds reducing visibility.
Forecast highs today again a little
bit cooler than we initially thought
and that is because of that snow
cover out there top out in the mid
to upper 30s here in the metro
area and down the Front Range
getting into the 50s again as as we
mentioned right now already getting
already warm down there Trinidad
and Springfield and we're looking
at 33 for a high in Grand Junction.
Overnight lows tonight dropping into
the 20s and 30s pretty much across the state,
so clouds increasing, partly cloudy skies.
We're staying dry,
getting up there in the mid to upper 30s.
Overnight we're going to drop down
in the mid 20s.
A little bit breezy,
those winds out of the South gusting
up to 20 mph and then tomorrow
partly sunny 46 so.
Little bit warmer,
actually quite a bit warmer,
getting pretty close to seasonal
for this time of the year.
A couple degrees warmer than that
Sunday temperatures drop down,
we'll top out around 40 and again
that's when we get the chance
for snow coming into the picture
a little after noon tomorrow.
So again,
just plan for your Sunday evening
activities to potentially have
some snow out there.
Temperatures going to be cold
too with overnight lows dropping
down into the mid 20s.
Monday is going to be a chilly one,
topping out below freezing
at 31 degrees and again.
We're looking at snow pretty
much all day long again.
Snow starting later on the Sun
and continuing through Monday.
Several inches here in the metro
area and and very impressive amounts
up there in the high country.
As I mentioned, 30 plus inches in some area.
Then we started quiet down as we
head into Tuesday and Wednesday and
Thursday we are warming up partly cloudy
skies back to 45 degrees next Friday.