NZUS99 KGJT 252007 WRKDLB ----------------------------------------------------------------- Update - --- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Short term - Today/Tonight/Tomorrow/(Tomorrow Night) --- Light scattered showers continue across the northern ans central Colorado mountains with snow levels running 8-9,000 feet. The Park mountains have seen 8-12 inches new snow while the higher elevations of the Flat Tops and Elk Mountains have a few inches so far. Look for these showers to pick up overnight as a shortwave and associated cold front slides south after midnight into tomorrow morning providing some dynamics across the northern Colorado mountains, but additional snowfall will be limited as much drier air moves in behind the front. Still expect up to four more inches snow still possible with this system at the higher elevations before all is said and done. The Winter Storm Warning and Winter Weather Advisories are still on track to end at 9 PM and midnight tonight respectively. Though the snow may end overnight, the colder air behind the front will cause the high mountain roads and passes of northern and central Colorado, especially Rabbit Ears and Vail Passes to become icy. Drive with care if you have to be out tonight. Temperatures will warm to 10 to 15 degrees above normal tomorrow, about like today, but with the cool northwesterly flow aloft and the clear skies, temperatures will cool to about five to ten degrees above normal Friday morning. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Long term - Thursday (Night) to Tuesday --- && ----------------------------------------------------------- .AVIATION... Expect VFR conditions and light terrain driven winds with high clouds through the TAF period. In the last few hours of the period, west to southwest winds will start to increase and mid-level clouds will move into the northern areas. Look for scattered mid-level clouds to start moving up from the southwest after 12Z, spreading to the northeast across the region by 00Z ahead of the next storm system. There is a slight chance for an isolated shower over the southern mountains after 18Z with chances increasing after 00Z Thursday. && ----------------------------------------------------------------- .Fire Weather... Issued at 244 AM MDT Thu Aug 31 2023 Very dry conditions continue across eastern Utah and Western Colorado through the work week. Due to stronger winds over the higher terrain of northern and central Colorado, a Red Flag Warning has been issued for fire Weather Zones 201 and 205, the Routt Forecast Area and the Colorado River Headwaters. Moisture moving into the region will produce widely scattered thunderstorms over the higher terrain across the region Thursday and Friday. These storms will produce little if any rain, and thus, with the ongoing extremely dry conditions, a Red Flag Watch is in effect across the entire region for dry thunderstorms and gusty outflow winds on these days. &&------------------------------------------------------------------- -- && .HYDROLOGY... Issued at 244 PM MDT Fri May 26 2023 &&------------------------------------------------------------------- Weather Story ----