Today (Friday) will begin sunny with mild temperatures and Increasing clouds and winds ahead of a moderate winter storm which will impact our area Saturday night into Sunday. Expect high temperatures around 40 at 10,000’ and increasing winds out of the SW with gusts reaching 55mph this afternoon above 10,000’.
For Saturday, expect partly cloudy skies, cooling temperatures with highs around 30 at 10,000’, and strong SW winds gusting up to 85mph above 10,000’.
For Saturday night thru Sunday Morning, a short intense band of snowfall is expected with 1-2ft of accumulation as a cold front pushes through the area, with snow levels below 6000’ and dropping. Ridgetop winds will be over 100mph. Lingering snow showers are expected thru the day Sunday before high pressure builds for next week.