An approaching storm could bring 6 inches or more of snow in the high country of the San Juan Mountains, but expect rain in the lower elevations around Durango.
According to Michael Charnick, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Grand Junction, some scattered rain showers could come late Wednesday afternoon.
But the real chance for precipitation in town comes about 4 a.m. Thursday, he said. Temperatures are expected to be in the 40s, so it is expected to remain as rain.
However, Charnick said a cold front moving in Thursday could drop temperatures in Durango to the mid to upper 30s. Overnight lows Thursday into Friday are expected to fall to the upper 20s to mid 30s.
“You could see a little change over from rain to snow showers, but it won’t amount to accumulation in town,” he said.
“But up in the mountains the story is different.”
Charnick said elevations above 9,000 feet could get 6 inches or more of snow from Thursday to Friday. As the cold front moves in, areas around 8,000 feet could also see considerable snowfall.
And though most of early March gave residents of Southwest Colorado a taste of spring, it appears winter weather isn’t quite done.
Charnick said weather models are showing a series of storms that could bring rain or snowfall into the region next week.
He said Friday through Sunday should remain dry, but another storm will move into the area late Monday into Tuesday.
“It’s a little far out to say whether or not rain or snow at this point,” he said. “But we’ll have several active weather patterns continuing through next week.”
