A week of highs hovering around a spring-like 60 degrees will give way to a moisture-laden storm starting Friday and continuing into Saturday for Fort Collins and much of eastern Colorado.
The storm is still a ways off but here is what we know and don’t know, what to watch for and how it will impact Fort Collins, according to the National Weather Service:
What the weather service knows and doesn’t know regarding how much rain and snow we can expect
What we know:
- High confidence in the storm impacting the area Friday and Saturday and possibly into Sunday.
- Highest confidence is for potential heavy, wet snow for mountains, foothills and over the Palmer Divide starting Friday and going through Saturday evening. Confidence is low to medium for potential of heavy snow for I-25 corridor, mainly Saturday.
- Rain/snow mix likely for I-25 corridor and east starting Friday night.
What we don’t know:
- The exact track of the storm.
- How much precipitation will come as rain and how much as snow.
- How long the storm will stick around.
- The magnitude and location of greatest impacts.