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Residents woke up on Thursday morning to fresh snowfall in Pikes Peak region and forced some delays and closures in school and closures.







Winter weather in the center of Colorado Springs

Mark Frazzini fights against the wind and the snow as he crosses N. Nevada Avenue in the center of Colorado Springs Thursday 30 January 2025. (Gazette, Christian Murdock)




Some schools in the region closed for the day include the Lewis Palmer District 38 and Pueblo D-60. Click or press here for the latest list of closures and delays.

Some schools on a two-hour delay are Fountain-Fort Carson District 8, Harrison District 2, Widefield D-33, Pueblo D-70, Miami Yoder School District JT-60, James Irwin Charter Schools, Calhan RJ1 and Hanover D- 28.

Fort Carson is on a two-hour delay as well as Peterson Space Force Base, focusing on the family, Navigator’s US headquarters, Security Public Library, Teller County Government, CPCD Head Start and First Presbyterian Church.

Olorado Springs Housing Authority opens at

Forecast

Snow will be heavily in the middle of late morning Thursday and soft in the afternoon hours, according to Alan Rose, meteorologist at Gazette News Partner Koaa.

“It’s ugly out there this morning with areas with heavy snow and frequent wind throw of 30-45 mph,” Rose said.







Snow in the center of Colorado Springs

Snow in the center of Colorado Springs Thursday.


Cameron Simcoe, meteorologist with National Weather Service in Pueblo, said the Colorado Springs area sees snowfall between 2 and 5 inches, with 7 to 9 inches possible along the Palmer Gorge in the far north of El Paso County.

“The heaviest snow already happened in the early morning, but we get showers all day to paint after 12 noon, and it will be really windy,” Simcoe said. “But it will be dry after evening hours.”

Rose said that our high temperatures should heat for approx. 30 degrees in the late afternoon.

A winter weather counseling is in place for all El Paso, Teller and Pueblo counties through. 14.00







Snow in the center of Colorado Springs

Snow in the center of Colorado Springs


Snow plows in Colorado Springs are on a full callout from 1 p.m. 3, clearing and treatment of roads on primary and secondary routes.

Traffic

Colorado Springs Police Department as well as Fountain Police went in cold reporting Thursday morning due to snow -covered road conditions, which means that crash does not involve alcohol or damage can be reported here.







Snow in the center of Colorado Springs

Snow in the center of Colorado Springs


Tonight

Roads will be icy Thursday night and into Friday morning according to Rose, but the region will start to see some sun and warm -up temperatures.

“Friday afternoon will be light and sunny, with temperatures rebuilding in the lower 50s in Colorado Springs, which helps to melt the snow we see today,” Rose said.