One product issued by NWS for: East Portal CO
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 1108 AM MDT Fri Mar 24 2023 COZ030>051-251715- Jackson County Below 9000 Feet- West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet- Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet- South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/ Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet- South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/ Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet-Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet- Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet- Central and Southeast Park County- Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County- Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County- North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County- Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet- Northeast Weld County-Central and South Weld County-Morgan County- Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties- North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County- Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County- Logan County-Washington County-Sedgwick County-Phillips County- 1108 AM MDT Fri Mar 24 2023 This hazardous weather outlook is for northeast and north central Colorado. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Snow showers will increase over the mountains this afternoon with scattered showers spreading onto portions of the adjacent plains in the late afternoon. The main round of showers will be tonight with the cold front moving east through urban corridor after midnight and east onto the rest of the plains. A period of moderate snowfall rates is possible. The mountains may see periods of moderate to even heavy rates this afternoon and early evening. Minor travel impacts can be anticipated in the mountains, with a lower chance of impacts at lower elevations. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Light snow will continue over the mountain ridges Saturday and diminish to scattered showers over the valleys. On the plains, snow will end in areas near the mountains, with diminishing light showers on the eastern plains into the afternoon. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 4 inches are expected at lower elevations and in the mountain valleys and foothills. Heavier showers may produce up to 6 inches in a few locations which are hard to predict in advance. Most of the high mountain areas will have 3 to 6 inches, except up to a foot in the mountains around Rabbit Ears Pass. For Saturday night through Monday, occasional snow showers are expected in the mountains with another chance of snow on the plains Sunday night. Dry weather with a warming trend is expected for Tuesday and Wednesday, with some cooling and mountain snow likely by Thursday and a chance of rain or snow on the plains. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed today or tonight. $$