WASHINGTON COUNTY HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

  This hazardous weather outlook is for northeast and north central Colorado.  .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight  Patchy fog in the urban corridor and areas of fog on the eastern plains this morning are bringing down visibility. This should dissipate by mid-morning. Snow showers will increase over the mountains this afternoon with scattered showers spreading onto portions of the adjacent plains in the late afternoon. The main round of showers will be tonight with the cold front moving east through urban corridor after midnight and east onto the rest of the plains. A period of moderate snowfall rates is possible. The mountains may see periods of moderate to even heavy rates this afternoon and early evening. Minor travel impacts can be anticipated in the mountains, with a lower chance of impacts at lower elevations.  .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday  Light snow will continue over the mountain ridges Saturday and diminish to scattered showers over the valleys. On the plains, snow will end in areas near the mountains, with diminishing light showers on the eastern plains into the afternoon. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 4 inches are expected at lower elevations and in the mountain valleys and foothills. Heavier showers may produce up to 6 inches in a few locations which are hard to predict in advance. Most of the high mountain areas will have 3 to 6 inches, except up to a foot in the mountains around Rabbit Ears Pass.  For Saturday night through Monday, occasional light snow showers are expected in the mountains with another chance of light snow on the plains Sunday night. Dry weather with a warming trend is expected for Tuesday and Wednesday, with some cooling and mountain snow likely by Thursday and a chance of rain or snow on the plains.  .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...  Spotter activation will not be needed today or tonight.