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Colorado utility companies, schools bracing for high fire danger, damaging winds Wednesday
The entire Interstate 25 corridor along the Front Range of Colorado faces a red flag warning Wednesday from the National Weather Service as its offices warn of high fire danger and damaging winds. The entire southeastern part of the state, to the borders of New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas, is covered by the red flag…
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Colorado Springs ties daily high record ahead of fire weather watch
Colorado Springs on Monday tied its record high temperature for Dec. 15 of 65 degrees for the first time since 1946, as more dry weather prompted the National Weather Service in Pueblo to issue a fire weather watch. The alert spans from near Briargate Parkway in Colorado Springs to the Colorado-Oklahoma border and will be…
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Snow blankets southeast Colorado in midst of dry fall
Wet snowfall fell across much of southeast Colorado on Wednesday, breaking records in Pueblo and bringing needed moisture to the region. Local snowfall reports after noon show 5 to 6.5 inches across Colorado Springs while the highest reported snowfall totals in southeast Colorado were in Rye and Colorado City, both with 10 inches. “Wet snowfall…
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5 to 8 inches of snow to fall on Pikes Peak beginning Thursday
Pikes Peak above 11,000 feet is forecasted to accumulate between 5 and 8 inches of snow beginning Thursday morning, according to a spokesperson with the National Weather Service in Pueblo. Several winter weather advisories have been issued for zones above 11,000 in El Paso County and southern Colorado beginning Thursday morning and lasting until the…
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First freeze chances grow to 50% for southeast Colorado overnight Saturday
Colorado Springs and much of southeast Colorado could fall to freezing temperatures for the first time this fall overnight Saturday. The National Weather Service issued a freeze watch from 10 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday for 11 counties including El Paso and Pueblo. That watch may turn into a freeze warning as chances for…
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Colorado Springs breaks daily heat record set in 1969
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs on Friday set a new daily high temperature record for Aug. 8 after temperatures reached 97 degrees at 3:40 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. The previous record of 96 degrees was set in 1969. For Aug. 8, Colorado Springs…
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Colorado Springs weather: Cooler temperatures on Tuesday, but still mostly sunny
A brief cold front will result in cooler temperatures and early morning wind gusts, but Colorado Springs residents will still see mostly mild conditions on Tuesday, according to Gazette news partner KOAA. “Tuesday is expected to be mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-60s,” Meteorologist Alan Rose said. “A secondary cold front driving south across…