Plows were dispatched across Colorado Springs on Thursday evening as snow began to fall across the Pikes Peak region, leaving motorists with a slick commute.
"It is by far the worst at the far north end," Winckler said. "But we're finding that most of our roadways are turning white.""It's really pretty light in most areas," Evenson said.Temperatures in the city topped out at 31 degrees Thursday after two days of high temperatures in the single digits.Eighteen plows hauling mixtures of sand and salt were dispatched throughout Colorado Springs, said Ken Winckler, operations manager for the city's streets division. Though the snowfall is relatively light, it has had no problem sticking to the pavement due to the bitter cold temperatures in the last few days.Accumulations will dwindle farther south, with downtown Colorado Springs likely to only get half an inch of snow, said Pamela Evenson, meteorologist with the National Weather Service.Residents in north El Paso County - particularly in Monument and Palmer Lake - could receive 1-3 inches of snow by midnight Friday.
Friday should bring a welcome change to the recent string of storms and bone-chilling temperatures. The city should reach a high temperature of 45 on Friday before returning to the mid-40s on Saturday.
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