Next winter storm to bring messy travel commute

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) – Winter climate alerts are in place with Grand Junction below a Winter Climate Advisory from 5 am tomorrow till 2 pm. Different places can have these advisories till Tuesday or Wednesday round 5 pm.

Winter Storm Warnings are in impact for areas within the San Juans, together with Silverton, Rico, and Hesperus, from 5 am tomorrow till 11 pm Monday.

The subsequent snowfall occasion will arrive tomorrow and transfer into the Western Slope as early as midnight. All through the morning, snowfall will proceed to turn into widespread however extra concentrated within the San Juan mountains. It’ll make method for a harmful morning journey commute if touring alongside Freeway 550. For Freeway 50 from Grand Junction to Montrose, roads might keep moist and slick and embrace across the metropolis of Grand Junction. As well as, I-70 within the Western Slope has an opportunity of getting snow-covered roads that may additionally create a messy commute. Snowfall will proceed throughout the Western Slope all through the afternoon earlier than shifting eastward in direction of the night hours.

Areas sitting alongside the Continental Divide and within the excessive nation across the night will begin to expertise average to heavy snowfall. It’ll make method for snow-covered roads on I-70 from Vail resulting in Morrison and together with mountain passes. Snowfall will proceed into the in a single day hours as a low-pressure system strikes in direction of the state’s northeastern portion.

Ultimately, this low stress will enable snowfall to backtrack to the Western Slope and alongside the Continental Divide as we get into Tuesday. Snowfall will turn into extra widespread in these areas than staying concentrated in particular places. It’ll proceed to make method for messy morning and night commutes. Ultimately, the low stress will transfer out of the state by Wednesday, permitting most snowfall to decrease in our valleys and a lot of the Western Slope. A few of our mountains and space within the excessive nation can proceed to obtain snowfall main into Wednesday morning and afternoon hours.

Snowfall accumulations will differ primarily based on the situation. For our valleys, we might see anyplace from one to a few inches. Within the excessive nation, snowfall will vary between six to 12 inches, and our mountains can exceed the foot margin and near the 2 toes vary.

Sunday, we noticed sunshine in direction of the morning hours earlier than cloud cowl settled in across the afternoon and can proceed tonight. Because of this, temperatures right now stayed within the higher 40s to decrease 50s for Grand Junction, Montrose, Delta, and Cortez, making it the warmest over the following seven days. For tonight, temperatures will stay within the higher to mid-20s and below largely cloudy skies.

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