{"id":23787,"date":"2025-01-30T13:27:20","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T20:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/light-storm-ices-over-roads-in-southwest-colorado-ahead-of-weekend-warmth\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T04:41:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:41:56","slug":"light-storm-ices-over-roads-in-southwest-colorado-ahead-of-weekend-warmth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/light-storm-ices-over-roads-in-southwest-colorado-ahead-of-weekend-warmth\/","title":{"rendered":"Light storm ices over roads in Southwest Colorado ahead of weekend warmth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A welcome mid-winter snowstorm passed through Durango on Wednesday, bringing much-needed moisture to the area. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Wednesday\u2019s welcome winter weather in Durango is expected to be short-lived, forecasters at the National Weather Service say.<\/p>\n

In what the Durango Weather guy called <\/a>a \u201cbetter than nothing storm,\u201d the city got between 1 and 2 inches of snow \u2013 3 inches at most in higher elevation zones \u2013 as did Cortez. Parts of Pagosa Springs reported up to 4\u00bd inches and Red Mountain Pass took the cake with 6 inches of fresh snow.<\/p>\n

But none of it is expected to stick around long, said NWS Meteorologist Erin Walter.<\/p>\n

The quick-moving storm left Durango streets slick. Durango Police Department issued a short-lived accident alert and asked those involved in minor fender benders \u2013 where no roads were blocked or injuries were suffered \u2013 to report directly to the Division of Motor Vehicles rather than call emergency responders.<\/p>\n

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Snow falls Wednesday afternoon making Durango and La Plata County roads slick in places. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

East Eighth Avenue, the winding hill to Fort Lewis College, also closed for a period Wednesday night as a result of slick conditions.<\/p>\n

Purgatory Resort reported 8 inches <\/a>of fresh snow, although a U.S. Department of Agriculture-run snow observation site located 2 miles from the ski area reported only 5 inches of snow<\/a> accumulation Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Headed into the weekend, wind and warmth will be the name of the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are seeing some warmer weather come in, and then also some wind aloft, too,\u201d Walter said. \u201cWe\u2019ll probably have winds gusting at 10 to 15 mph down low.\u201d<\/p>\n

Temperatures in Durango this weekend are expected to reach the high 50s.<\/p>\n

Two atmospheric rivers moving in from the West Coast are expected to miss the southern mountains and favor the Northern Rockies.<\/p>\n

rschafir@durangoherald.com<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n

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Durango received just 1 or 2 inches of snow Wednesday. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>Jerry McBride<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A welcome mid-winter snowstorm passed through Durango on Wednesday, bringing much-needed moisture to the area.<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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