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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1129 AM MDT Thu Apr 17 2025

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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-
1129 AM MDT Thu Apr 17 2025

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east
central...south central and southeast Colorado.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Extreme fire danger is expected across much of southeast Colorado
today. Please avoid ALL activities that could spark a fire!! Any new
fire start could quickly become a very dangerous situation. Damaging
winds are also expected through this afternoon, especially for
the San Luis Valley and the southern Interstate 25 corridor.
Damaging winds could lead to dangerous travel conditions on area
roadways with hazardous crosswinds and reduced visibilities in
blowing dust. Light and high profile vehicles will be most at risk
in crosswinds on north-south oriented roadways. Light snow begins
over the central mountains this evening, spreading into the
higher elevations of the Pikes Peak region late tonight.
Accumulations will be light, generally less than two inches,
though roads could become slick and snow covered after sunset in
both locations.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Much cooler and unsettled weather can be expected across the
region Friday and Saturday, as a strong Spring storm system moves
across the Rockies. Precipitation will increase in coverage and
intensity through the day on Friday, with the focus of heavier
precipitation then shifting to the southern tier late Friday night
into Saturday morning, before winding down from northwest to
southeast through the day Saturday.

Heavy, wet snowfall is expected across much of the higher terrain
across southern Colorado, with 8 to 14 inches of snow possible
across the eastern San Juan mountains into the Sangre de Cristo
and Wet mountains by Saturday evening. Further north, along the
Continental Divide into the Central mountains and Teller County,
snowfall of 4 to 9 inches will be possible, with accumulations of
2 to 6 inches possible across the rest of the high mountain
valleys into portions of the I-25 Corridor. We also can`t rule
out some light snow accumulations, mainly on grassy areas, across
the southeast Plains. Please stay tuned to the weather forecast,
especially if you have travel plans across the higher terrain for
the upcoming Easter weekend.

Warmer and drier weather remains in the offing for Sunday into early
next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will
be possible over portions of the region.

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