{"id":101434,"date":"2018-02-09T14:44:18","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T21:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/winter-weather-advisory-is-in-effect-on-saturday\/"},"modified":"2018-02-09T14:44:18","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T21:44:18","slug":"winter-weather-advisory-is-in-effect-on-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/winter-weather-advisory-is-in-effect-on-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter weather advisory is in effect on Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Five to 10 inches of snow is expected in the southwestern San Juan Mountains on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.<\/span>Durango Herald file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Drivers traveling in the high country this weekend should exercise caution as a winter storm moves into the region Saturday.<\/hardreturn><\/p>\n

The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for the San Juan Mountains starting 7 a.m. Saturday, which includes the towns of Silverton, Telluride, Ouray and Hesperus, with up to 10 inches of snow expected at elevations above 10,000 feet.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Highway 550 corridor north of Durango, including Coal Bank, Molas and Red Mountain passes, is likely to bear the brunt of the storm.<\/p>\n

Montezuma County won\u2019t be so lucky, as the cold front moving in from the north is expected to drop temperatures into the mid-40s, not quite conducive to snow. Temperatures are expected to be in the lower 20s overnight.<\/p>\n

Climate troublemaker La Ni\u00f1a is partially responsible for the unusually warm and dry winter plaguing Southwest Colorado. La Ni\u00f1a is characterized by cooler-than-average water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean and is associated with changes in weather patterns.<\/p>\n

Although it\u2019s too early to be sure, meteorologists predict La Ni\u00f1a will transition into more neutral weather patterns by spring \u2013 much to Colorado\u2019s delight.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are looking to see a little more precipitation getting in here for the spring,\u201d said Michael Charnick, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Grand Junction. \u201cThere is some hope in the long range.\u201d<\/p>\n

For now, Southwest Colorado will get a taste of the cold weather before conditions start to heat up again, Charnick said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will see things warming up and drying out at the beginning portion of next week,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Temperatures are expected to hover in the mid-50s by the middle of next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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