Feb 23, 2007 9:02 am US/Mountain
Winter Storm To Hit Front Range, Eastern Plains
Blizzard Conditions Expected East Of I-25 Saturday Morning
by Dave Aguilera
DENVER (CBS4) ―
Friday afternoon's sunny skies over the Front Range of Colorado were expected to be replaced by clouds and snow within several hours. A winter storm was expected to move into Colorado late Friday with blizzard conditions on the Eastern Plains Saturday morning.
The forecast high for Friday was close to 60 degrees in Denver. Dense fog in northeast Colorado had cleared by 10 a.m. Friday.
Clouds were expected to increase in the late afternoon and evening hours Friday with chances for light rain and then snow during the night. Snow was forecast to intensify after midnight as a low pressure system moves across the state and into Kansas, creating an upslope for the Front Range and Eastern Plains.
The forecast high on Saturday was near 40 degrees with snow and wind expected.
The Front Range was set to be under a Winter Storm Warning from late Friday through Saturday morning because of the snow and winds.
CBS4 meteorologist Dave Aguilera forecast 2-5 inches of snow along the Front Range, including in Denver, by Saturday evening. Amounts were expected to be higher in the mountains with 5-10 inches forecast there.
The Eastern Plains were going to get 4-8 inches of snow, but strong winds east of the Interstate 25 corridor had the National Weather Service issuing Blizzard Warnings for those areas late Friday into Saturday.
Driving conditions could be extremely hazardous in eastern Colorado Saturday.
Snow should start coming to an end after noon on Saturday along the Front Range. Saturday night was expected to be cloudy in the Denver area with winds diminishing.
Sunday's forecast for Denver called for sunny skies and highs in the low to mid 40s.
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