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Winter Storm Warning from the National Weather Service Posted Saturday 2pm

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Winter Storm Warning

Issued: 5:24 AM MST Jan. 20, 2018 – National Weather Service

... Winter Storm Warning in effect from midnight tonight to 5 PM

MST Sunday...

* what... freezing drizzle is expected late this evening and will

change to snow early Sunday morning. Plan on difficult travel

conditions. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 10 inches and

light ice accumulations are expected.

* Where... portions of northeast Colorado.

* When... from midnight tonight to 5 PM MST Sunday.

* Additional details... light ice accumulation may occur prior to

snowfall and make roads very slippery tonight. Be prepared for

significant reductions in visibility at times due to falling and

blowing snow.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow, sleet

and ice are expected. This will make travel very hazardous or

impossible. The latest Road conditions for the state you are

calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

Figure 1: The GFS total snowfall between Saturday PM and Monday midday. Longmont is the pink dot.

Current Weather

Cloudy

Cloudy

56°F

UV Index
0 Low
Pressure
30.14 Rising
Visibility
7 miles
Dewpoint
41 °F
Humidity
58%
Wind
NW 2.2 mph
Gust
4.3 mph
Wind Chill
56 °F

Hourly Forecast

Today
9 PM
54°F
Thunderstorms
Today
10 PM
50°F
Intermittent clouds
Today
11 PM
48°F
Intermittent clouds
Tomorrow
12 AM
47°F
Intermittent clouds
Tomorrow
1 AM
45°F
Intermittent clouds
Tomorrow
2 AM
45°F
Intermittent clouds
Tomorrow
3 AM
43°F
Intermittent clouds
Tomorrow
4 AM
42°F
Intermittent clouds
Tomorrow
5 AM
41°F
Intermittent clouds
Tomorrow
6 AM
40°F
Intermittent clouds
Tomorrow
7 AM
42°F
Intermittent clouds
Tomorrow
8 AM
46°F
Mostly sunny

7 Day Forecast

Mostly cloudy w/ showers

Tuesday

63 °F

Turning cloudy and cooler; a passing afternoon shower or two


Partly cloudy w/ t-storms

Tuesday Night

40 °F

An evening thundershower; otherwise, partly cloudy


Mostly sunny

Wednesday

76 °F

Pleasant and warmer with sunshine and patchy clouds


Partly cloudy

Wednesday Night

42 °F

Patchy clouds


Mostly cloudy w/ t-storms

Thursday

73 °F

Becoming cloudy; breezy in the afternoon with a thunderstorm in spots


Cloudy

Thursday Night

48 °F

Considerable cloudiness


Showers

Friday

69 °F

Mostly cloudy with a couple of showers


Thunderstorms

Friday Night

46 °F

Cloudy; thundershowers in the evening followed by periods of rain late


Showers

Saturday

53 °F

Cloudy and cooler with a couple of showers


Showers

Saturday Night

39 °F

Cloudy with occasional rain and drizzle late


Sunrise and Sunset

Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
7:48 PM

Based on AccuWeather data