Southwest San Juan Mountains
Winter Storm Watch
Start
End
Saturday, December 31, 12:00 AM MST
Monday, January 2, 2:00 PM MST
Source: U.S. National Weather Service
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 2 feet with locally higher amounts possible. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Portions of southwest and west-central Colorado including Grand and Battlement Mesas, Gore and Elk Mountains, West Elk and Sawatch Mountains, Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide, and the Northwest and Southwest San Juan Mountains. * WHEN...From late Friday night through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Patchy blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility, especially on ridge tops. A detailed map of the snowfall can be found at: www.weather.gov/gjt/winter. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Expect periodic breaks in showers as well as decreased intensity at times. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
