Are you dreaming of a white Christmas? The Southern Colorado storm is on its way

Today’s weather forecast:
We’re calling today the calm before the storm as changes are expected to roll into southern Colorado on Christmas Day. That said, our forecast for Christmas Eve looks good! We will see dry skies and sunshine early, with increasing clouds this evening.

Highs this afternoon will warm into the 30s and 40s in the mountains and mountain valleys, with a mix of 40s and 50s on the plains.

Colorado Springs Weather Forecast: High: 51; Low: 28. A mild and sunny Christmas Eve, with great weather for travel and last-minute shopping here today across the Pikes Peak region.

Pueblo Weather Forecast: High: 55; Low: 24. Bluebird skies and mild highs Christmas Eve will give way to rising clouds this evening as overnight temperatures drop into the mid-20s.

Canon City weather forecast: High: 55; Low: 33. A bright, dry and mild Christmas Eve gives the opportunity for a light rain-snow mixture towards the evening hours on Christmas Day.

Woodland Park weather forecast: High: 46; Low: 25. Mid 40s and sunshine this afternoon will give way to increasing clouds tonight and overnight in the mid 20s.

Tri-Lakes Weather Forecast: High: 40s/50s; Low: 20s/30s. Dry skies and mild highs will make for a great Christmas Eve. Changes will come into effect on Christmas Day, with a chance of snow towards tomorrow night.

Deletes forecast: High: the 50s; Low: 20s/30s. Light winds, mild sunshine and dry skies this year for Christmas Eve, with a near perfect day for last minute shopping and holiday travel.

Walsenburg and Trinidad weather forecast: High: 40s/50s; Low: 20s/30s. Our forecast for Christmas Eve will be calm and clear ahead of mid-week changes and the possibility of rain and snow showers on Christmas Day.

Mountain forecast: High: 30s/40s; Low: 10s/20s. Dry skies in the mountains on Christmas Eve will give way to increasing chances of snow late tonight and Christmas Day. A few inches of accumulation will be possible Wednesday morning through early Thursday morning.

Extended outlook forecast:
While we won’t wake up to a white Christmas here in the Pikes Peak region, the mountains will see snow flurries early Wednesday morning. Here locally, we’ll see a relatively mild day in the lower 50s to mid 50s on the plains before wintry changes arrive tomorrow evening. Moisture is not expected to be too abundant, and with warmer temperatures also a factor, the chances of accumulations greater than 0.1″ in Colorado Springs are only about 20%. On Monument Hill and in Woodland Park, it is possible that we could see anywhere between a trace of snow to 1″.

Dry skies will return Thursday morning followed by another weak disturbance Thursday evening and Friday with low chances of rain and snow showers.
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