Colorado Weather March 3 Evening - Fire Weather Watch

Good evening. Colorado. I'm Aaron Jolly. That gray blanket hanging over Colorado all day? Blame an upper level low spinning right over the northwest corner of the state. It squeezed out a little rain today. Barely a tenth of an inch. But the good news is it's packing up and sliding east tonight. In the next 24 hours. How that exit plays out depends on where you live. Along the Front Range, rain chances wrap up around 11 P.M. Lows settle near 32 degrees. You wake up tomorrow to sunshine and 66. Not bad for early March. Head south toward the Palmer Divide and the Southern Front Range. And things get a little more interesting. Mixed rain and snow kicks in between 9 P.M. and 4 A.M., peaking around 11 P.M. Likely to see some accumulation. Wind chill drops it to a raw 25 degrees by early morning. But sunshine storms back tomorrow with a high near 64. Over on the Western Slope, you're already ahead of the game. Skies are clearing. Lows near 32 tonight, then a sunny 64 tomorrow. Quick astronomy note. There's a full moon tonight competing with those lingering clouds. By morning, high pressure muscles in. Sunrise hits at 6:31 A.M. and we're gaining two minutes of daylight every day now. Spring equinox. Just two weeks out. Looking ahead. Wednesday is gorgeous statewide. Thursday cranks up the wind. Gusts to 35 miles an hour on the eastern plains, enough to trigger a Fire Weather Watch around the Palmer Divide. A cold front crashes the party Thursday night, dragging rain and snow into Friday. Highs tumble into the 40s. Then the weekend clears out beautifully, with temperatures rebounding into the 60s and pushing 70s by Monday. I'll be tracking that Thursday wind event closely. Charge your devices and keep an eye on those outdoor plans. For the extended outlook, check the latest forecast as confidence improves. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.