THE RECENT MILD AND SUNNY WEATHER WILL COME TO AN END EARLY THIS WEEK AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS TUESDAY NIGHT...WHERE A WINTER STORM WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. VALLEY RAIN WILL ALSO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT ACROSS NORTHEAST UTAH AND NORTHWEST COLORADO. SNOW MAY EVEN BE NOTICED IN SOME CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEYS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TUESDAY WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST OR NORTH WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE COLD FRONT...MAKING THE CHANGE FEEL EVEN COLDER. DAYTIME HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE 10 TO 15 DEGREES COLDER THAN ON TUESDAY.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A BREAK IN THE WEATHER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD STORM...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE BY SATURDAY.
HUNTERS AND OTHER PEOPLE PURSUING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK SHOULD KEEP APPRISED OF THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST. SNOWFALL AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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