WASHINGTON COUNTY HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

 This hazardous weather outlook is for northeast and north central Colorado.  .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight  Colder air will pour into eastern Colorado this afternoon, with falling temperatures in the teens, and single digits in the northeast corner. Winds gusting up to 35 mph will add to the cold. Wind chills late this afternoon will range from near zero in the I-25 corridor to as low as 10 below in northeastern Colorado. There will be light snow showers in the mountains, mainly over the ridges. A few light showers are also possible on the plains. Accumulations will be less than an inch.  Snow will increase again in the mountains late tonight, with hazardous travel conditions due to snow covered roads and blowing snow. Wind gusts up to 50 mph are expected above timberline and on the higher east slopes of the Front Range.  .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday  Bitterly cold air arrives this weekend across the foothills and plains. Multiple rounds of light snow and little warming in low temperatures reaching below zero on Friday and Saturday nights with negative teens possible. Wind chill readings during this period will be dangerously cold, with frostbite potential on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.  On Friday night, there will be a few bands of snow that move over the plains. These bands may produce snowfall between 1-4" mainly north of Denver.  For the mountains and valleys, light to moderate snowfall will continue through early next week with the two periods of heaviest snowfall occurring Friday night and Sunday morning. Hazardous travel conditions due to blowing snow could occur especially along mountain passes due to wind gusts up to 50-65 mph both Friday and Saturday.  .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...  Spotter reports of snowfall or high winds will be appreciated.