Alamosa, CO Weather Warnings

Issue Date: 657 PM MDT Mon May 23 2022
This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east central...south central and southeast Colorado. .DAY ONE...Tonight Rain and high elevation snow showers will continue overnight and become more widespread towards morning. Isolated embedded thunderstorms will also be possible producing dangerous cloud to ground lightning, gusty winds and some brief small hail or sleet. The higher elevations of the of Pikes Peak, the Sangre De Cristos and Wet mountains could see 4 to 8 inches of snow by early Tuesday morning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Additional light to moderate snow accumulations will be possible over the higher peaks of the southeast Colorado mountains on Tuesday, as showers and thunderstorms continue across the region behind a passing weather system. The main threats from storms would be lightning and locally heavy rainfall, with heavy snowfall expected above 9000 feet. Total snowfall accumulations of 5 to 10 inches will be possible above 9000 feet across the southeast mountains with upwards of 10 to 18 inches possible across the peaks above 11000 feet. Warmer and drier conditions are expected to return to all of south central and southeast Colorado through the middle of the work week, with breezy conditions and chances of afternoon showers and storms returning for Friday and into the Memorial Day Holiday weekend. The warm and breezy conditions will lead to increasing fire danger once again, especially for the southwest mountains and into the San Luis Valley. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will be possible over portions of the region.