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Spring Severe Thunderstorms and Late-Season Snow This Week

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms may produce damaging winds, large hail, and a couple of tornadoes from east Texas through the lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys today and Wednesday. Late-season snow will continue over parts of the central Rockies including the Denver Metro into Wednesday. Read More >

Snow remains forecast, mainly for counties along the Colorado border. Snow should begin to mix in Tuesday evening, and fall until Wednesday afternoon. It wouldn't hurt to check road conditions during this time, especially on Wednesday morning.
Much cooler temperatures, pervasive cloud cover and periods of rain are expected today and Wednesday (May 05-06). Sunny skies and a warming trend will follow, on Thursday May 07. Rain is forecast to transition to wet snow over portions of the area late this evening and early Wednesday morning, mainly in eastern Colorado and nearby Kansas border counties, or along and west of Highway 27, where temperatures will hover around or just above the freezing mark and several inches of heavy wet snow accumulation is possible. Reductions in visibility (below 1 mile) and melting snow/slush on roads could lead to locally hazardous driving conditions despite warm ground temperatures and light easterly winds. Wet snow will transition back to rain during the late morning to early afternoon on Wednesday. A Freeze Watch remains in effect for the majority of the area Wednesday night into Thursday morning — when light winds and a clearing trend may allow temperatures to fall into the mid 20's.
A Freeze Watch has been issued for Wednesday night and Thursday morning along and west of a line from Gove to McCook. Temperatures are forecast to drop as low as 20 degrees. Vulnerable vegetation, pets, and livestock may need to be covered or protected.