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NWS Active Alerts for CO - Map View

State: CO Total alerts: 9 Updated: Jan 22, 2026 12:16pm MST

Cold Weather Advisory

Area
Western Kiowa County; Eastern Kiowa County; Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County
Cold Weather Advisory issued January 22 at 6:19AM MST until January 24 at 11:00AM MST by NWS Pueblo CO

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 20 below expected. * WHERE...Kiowa, and Prowers. * WHEN...From 5 PM Friday to 11 AM MST Saturday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Winter Weather Advisory

Area
Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Ft; Eastern Sawatch Mountains above 11000 Ft; La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Ft; Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft; Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains above 11000 Ft; Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft
Winter Weather Advisory issued January 22 at 6:19AM MST until January 25 at 5:00AM MST by NWS Pueblo CO

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 5 and 12 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet, La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet, Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet, Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet, and Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet. * WHEN...From 11 AM Friday to 5 AM MST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Expect slick and snow covered roads creating hazardous travel conditions.

Winter Weather Advisory

Area
Flat Tops
Winter Weather Advisory issued January 22 at 2:58AM MST until January 24 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Grand Junction CO

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 6 and 8 inches. * WHERE...Flat Tops. * WHEN...From 11 AM Friday to 5 PM MST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday evening commute.

Winter Weather Advisory

Area
Uncompahgre Plateau/Dallas Divide; La Sal and Abajo Mountains
Winter Weather Advisory issued January 22 at 2:58AM MST until January 24 at 11:00PM MST by NWS Grand Junction CO

* WHAT...Snow expected Above 7500 feet. Total snow accumulations between 6 and 12 inches, with locally higher amounts on favored aspects. * WHERE...In Colorado, Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide. In Utah, La Sal and Abajo Mountains. * WHEN...From 5 AM Friday to 11 PM MST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes.

Winter Weather Advisory

Area
San Juan River Basin
Winter Weather Advisory issued January 22 at 2:58AM MST until January 25 at 5:00AM MST by NWS Grand Junction CO

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 8 inches. * WHERE...San Juan River Basin. * WHEN...From 5 PM Friday to 5 AM MST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday evening commute.

Winter Weather Advisory

Area
Grand and Battlement Mesas; Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys; West Elk and Sawatch Mountains; Northwestern San Juan Mountains; Southwest San Juan Mountains
Winter Weather Advisory issued January 22 at 2:58AM MST until January 25 at 5:00AM MST by NWS Grand Junction CO

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 6 and 12 inches, with locally higher amounts on favored aspects. * WHERE...Northwest San Juan Mountains, Southwest San Juan Mountains, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys, Grand and Battlement Mesas, and West Elk and Sawatch Mountains. * WHEN...From 5 AM Friday to 5 AM MST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes.

Cold Weather Advisory

Area
Northeast Weld County; Morgan County; Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties; North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County; Logan County; Washington County; Sedgwick County; Phillips County
Cold Weather Advisory issued January 22 at 1:58AM MST until January 25 at 9:00AM MST by NWS Denver CO

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 20 below expected. * WHERE...The northeast and east central plains of Colorado, including Briggsdale, Fort Morgan, Byers, Limon, Hugo, Sterling, Akron, Julesburg, and Holyoke. * WHEN...From 3 AM Friday to 9 AM MST Sunday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in 30 minutes or less.

Winter Weather Advisory

Area
South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet
Winter Weather Advisory issued January 22 at 1:51AM MST until January 24 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Denver CO

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 10 inches. * WHERE...The Mountains of Summit County, the Mosquito Range, and the Indian Peaks. * WHEN...From 11 AM Friday to 5 PM MST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult. The hazardous conditions will impact the Friday evening and Saturday commutes, including ski traffic along the I-70 mountain corridor and US-40 over Berthoud Pass.

Cold Weather Advisory

Area
Yuma County; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne County; Cheyenne; Rawlins; Decatur; Norton; Sherman; Thomas; Sheridan; Graham; Wallace; Logan; Gove; Greeley; Wichita; Dundy; Hitchcock; Red Willow
Cold Weather Advisory issued January 22 at 12:45AM MST until January 25 at 11:00AM MST by NWS Goodland KS

* WHAT...Bitter cold wind chills as low as 20 below expected. * WHERE...Entire Tri-State Area. * WHEN...From 3 AM MST /4 AM CST/ Friday to 11 AM MST /noon CST/ Sunday. * IMPACTS...Frostbite and hypothermia are possible in less than 30 minutes if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A prolonged period of bitter cold weather is expected in the wake of an Arctic cold frontal passage early Friday morning. Periods of accumulating snow are possible on both Friday and Saturday, when air temperatures will struggle to rise above the single digits during the daylight hours. Below zero temperatures are likely during the morning hours on both Saturday and Sunday. Wind chill readings ranging from 10 to 20 below zero are expected throughout this period.

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