Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Pueblo, CO
Issued by NWS Pueblo, CO
311 FLUS45 KPUB 091129 HWOPUB Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pueblo CO 429 AM MST Thu Jan 9 2025 COZ058>089-093>099-101130- Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet- Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet- Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet- Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet- Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet- Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet- Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet- La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet- Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Feet-Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet- Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet- Alamosa Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet- Southern San Luis Valley- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet- Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet- Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet- Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet- Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet- Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet- Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County- Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet- Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet- Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet- Crowley County-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County- Eastern Las Animas County-Western Kiowa County- Eastern Kiowa County-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County- Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County-Springfield Vicinity/Baca County- 429 AM MST Thu Jan 9 2025 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east central...south central and southeast Colorado. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A strong cold front will move across the region during the predawn hours. This front will bring gusty winds to most of the area along with snow across the Palmer Divide region and the greater southern I- 25 corridor region. The greatest impacts with this weather system will occur over northern El Paso county where strong winds will combine with steady snow to bring widespread blowing snow to the area. This blowing snow is expected to significantly reduce visibility. Winds of 40 to 50 mph are likely with steady snow, especially during the morning and early afternoon time period. The heaviest snowfall across the Pikes Peak region is expected to occur in the Monument and Palmer Lake regions, where 2 to 3 inches of snow is likely. Wind chill values in the single digits is expected throughout the day across El Paso county. Snow will develop over the greater southern I-25 corridor region by mid morning and last into late afternoon. Several inches of snow will be likely across the Wet mountains, the southern Sangre De Cristo mountains and north facing slopes of the Raton Mesa region. It will be cold tonight across all of the region. Low temperatures will fall into the single digits over the plains while the mountains and valleys will fall into the negative single digits. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Snow will occur over the central mountains on Saturday during the daytime hours, then spread southeastward by later in the evening. Snow will be possible, especially over the eastern mountains and along the I-25 Corridor, on Sunday through early Monday morning. New snowfall accumulations throughout the entire duration from Saturday through Monday will be very minimal for most locations, with the highest snowfall expected over the Spanish Peaks, of nearly a half of a foot of snow in total. Elsewhere over the eastern mountains and along portions of the I-25 Corridor, lesser amounts of 1 to 3 inches can be expected. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will be likely over portions of the region. $$ 34/STEWARD