Colorado Springs, CO – Freezing temperatures could settle across portions of southern Colorado early Friday and Saturday, threatening sensitive plants, outdoor plumbing and late-season vegetation before a sharp weekend warmup. The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning for parts of El Paso and Kiowa counties from midnight Thursday night through 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16, followed by a Freeze Watch for early Saturday. Temperatures in the affected warning area could fall into the upper 20s to lower 30s, with the coldest conditions expected Saturday morning.
According to the National Weather Service in Pueblo, subfreezing temperatures between 28 and 30 degrees are expected across the Freeze Warning area early Friday. The warning includes northern El Paso County below 7,500 feet and eastern Kiowa County, including communities such as Black Forest, Colorado Springs and Eads. A Freeze Watch covers the same designated areas from midnight Friday night through 9 a.m. Saturday, when temperatures could again drop into the upper 20s and lower 30s.
Freeze Warning Brings Early-Morning Cold The approaching cold follows a breezy Thursday across the Colorado Springs area, where temperatures are expected to reach approximately 50 degrees. Northwest winds of 10 to 15 mph will increase to 20 to 25 mph during the afternoon, with gusts reaching 40 mph. A slight chance of showers is expected between noon and 1 p.m., although the precipitation probability remains only 20%…