NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NORTHEAST COLORADO WILL BE BETWEEN TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS TODAY. AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN WILL DIMINISH IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER AS ONE STORM OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS EXITS. MEANWHILE...ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES. THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS WILL GET 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS IN THE VALLEYS AND FOOTHILLS. ON THE PLAINS...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AGAIN TONIGHT BUT THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY UNSEASONABLY COOL AND UNSETTLED WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...WITH SNOW AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS...AND A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME AND ANY SNOWFALL ON THE PLAINS WILL MOSTLY LIKELY MELT DUE TO RELATIVELY MILD GROUND AND AIR TEMPERATURES. BY FRIDAY DRIER AND SLIGHTLY WARMER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO THE OUTLOOK AREA AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. DRY AND EVEN WARMER CONDITIONS ARE IN STORE FOR THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES ON THE PLAINS CLIMBING TO THE LOWER 60S BY TUESDAY. ALTHOUGH MOUNTAIN AREAS MAY SEE ANOTHER SHOT OF LIGHT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ON SUNDAY WITH PASSAGE OF A WEAK UPPER LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
