Freeze warnings issued ahead of last warm day of the week
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The National Weather Service has issued a freeze watch for the Grand Valley area until Wednesday as a storm system and cold front are expected to move their way through. Today, the western slope will see mostly cloudy skies with highs in the low seventies. Some breezy conditions are also possible with gusty outflow winds as high as 30 miles per hour in the afternoon. Tonight, expect potential for showers in the overnight hours with cloudy conditions and low temperatures in the high thirties.Scattered showers continue late this afternoon and through the evening as a weak disturbance passes overhead. Light rain showers will be the rule in the valleys with light snow in the mountains. Prefrontal southwest winds strengthen Monday afternoon and evening. Winds could gust up to 50 mph across the Four Corners and northwest Colorado valleys where a Wind Advisory remains in effect. A strong, dynamic storm system and cold front move through Monday evening through Tuesday night bringing the potential for significant mountain snow, especially over the Park Range where a Winter Storm Watch remains in effect. On-and-off precipitation chances continue through the rest of the week ahead with below-normal temperatures Tuesday and beyond. Below freezing temperatures are possible Tuesday night and Wednesday night, potentially impacting budding vegetation in the Grand Valley and east-central and southeast Utah. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.A broad swath of showers was moving eastward across east-central and southeast Utah, and central and southwest Colorado this afternoon. This has produced light valley rain showers and light snow in the mountains. The cause for this storm is slowly making its way over Colorado and will pass the Continental Divide by early evening tonight. Tonight, light snow will continue over the mountains as chances for showers within the valley skyrocket to 70 percent.While the cold front will finish its pass tomorrow morning, it will be cooling down the area in its wake. However, it will continue to make travel hazardous in higher elevations and around passes, so remain cautious throughout the week for any travel plans. A wind advisory is in place for some areas across Colorado from noon to midnight.Overall, expect some incoming storms tonight, but warm and cloudy conditions for much of your day today.
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