Colorado Springs, CO – Colorado could enter November with warmer-than-normal temperatures, but a more immediate weather concern is developing in the state’s southern mountains. The National Weather Service is warning that heavy rainfall Wednesday through Friday could produce flooding and rock and mudslides in portions of the San Juan Mountains, while Colorado Springs is forecast to reach the middle 70s before cooler conditions return this weekend.
According to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, the eight- to 14-day outlook issued Sunday, Oct. 18, favors above-normal average temperatures across Colorado during Oct. 26–Nov. 1. The precipitation outlook also favors above-normal totals across much of the state, although the extended maps do not establish individual storms or rainfall amounts for the beginning of November.
San Juan Mountains face 2–4 inches of rain The National Weather Service in Pueblo issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook at 1:20 a.m. MDT Monday, highlighting potentially significant rainfall across portions of southern Colorado…