Rachael Plath

Tonight: The wind will gradually decrease through the night, with wind speeds ranging from 5 to 15mph by midnight.  Clouds will thicken up overnight, with partly to mostly cloudy skies expected for most of the state.  Temperatures will drop into the 30s tonight.

Tomorrow: It will be colder and cloudier for southern Colorado.  Mostly cloudy skies are expected for most of southern Colorado, with high temperatures in the 40s.  There will be less wind than we had on Wednesday, though - so good news there!  As clouds thicken up, we may begin to see a bit of light snow falling across the highest peaks of our local mountain ranges.

Extended:  The chance for snow arrives late on Thursday, but mainly stays over the southwestern mountains.  The snow will begin to spread across southern Colorado by Friday afternoon, which could make for a tough Friday evening drive.  Southern portions of I25 (south of Hwy 50) could see a slow evening drive - for the rest of the area, it appears the bulk of the snow will hold off until after the drive.  Data continues to keep this storm too far south to bring significant snow amounts to the lower elevations, but around a foot of snow will be possible for portions of the San Juans and Sangres -- which is why the NWS has issued a Winter Storm Watch that goes into effect on Friday morning.  Snow will continue through much of the day on Saturday before wrapping up by Sunday morning.  While significant snow totals are not expected for most of the lower elevations north of Hwy 50, we could still see some icy spots developing late Friday and through Saturday.  If you have travel plans on Saturday, keep in mind it could take you a bit longer to get where you're going.