A Strong Cold Front Tonight Has Created Strong Winds, Isolated Light Rain and a Colder First Weekend of Spring

By Chuck DeBroder - Chief Meteorologist
Friday, March 19, 2010 - 6:13pm

An upper level low pressure system along with a strong cold front is Pushing Through the Borderland overnight bringing in lowland rain showers and mountain snowfall and colder temperatures Saturday and through Sunday morning. The skies will be partly to mostly cloudy overnight with a slight chance of a few light area showers and an overnight low in the colder upper 30's. The winds will blow out of the north at 10 to 30+ mph. The skies will be partly cloudy Saturday with a colder afternoon high temperature in the lower 50's. The winds will still be in the breezy range out of the northeast 10-20+ MPH.  A ridge of High pressure returns and along with a westerly wind shift  this will give the region warmer, drier weather pattern Sunday and Monday. Another low pressure system with a cold front will cause a few rain showers and more high country snow late Tuesday into Wednesday.

Current Conditions

32° Fair
Northeast at 3.5 MPH (3 KT)'
Humidity: 43%
Wind Speed: Northeast at 3.5 MPH
Barometer: 30.29"
Dewpoint: 12.0° F (-11.1° C)
Wind Chill: ° F (° C)
Visibility: 10.00 Miles

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