NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TODAY – Partly sunny, with a high near 56º. Windy, with an east southeast wind 20 to 30 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
TONIGHT – A 30% chance of rain, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33º. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
TOMORROW – A chance of rain and snow before 10am, then a chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 54º. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch is possible.
DROUGHT MONITOR
In south-central Colorado, abnormal dryness (D0) was expanded because of continued lack of precipitation and low soil moisture.
One inch of snowmelt over the past 24 hours has receded the total snowpack to 44 inches. The observed 44 inches snowpack is 83% of normal, slightly low for this time of year. The snowpack water equivalent is 28.2%, a measure of how much water the snowpack would yield if melted.
FIRE REPORT
RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
Fire season is looming. Make sure that you and your family are signed up for the Everbridge emergency alert system. You can download it from the Google Play store or the App Store. Everbridge offers the most trusted information available at a neighborhood level to keep residents informed.
CDOT
There aren’t any local construction or obstructions for today.
Please try to gather information about weather forecasts and anticipated travel impacts and current road conditions prior to hitting the road.
TODAY’S AVALANCHE FORECAST
In the Sangre De Cristo District, the chances of avalanche today are low below treeline, and moderate near and above the treeline. Remember, moderate does not translate to safe.
Women’s Wellness Clinical Services
HRRMC’s Women’s Wellness Connection (WWC) program offers free cervical cancer screenings/Pap smear tests and free breast cancer screenings/mammograms to women who qualify. Annual wellness exams are a way to prevent illnesses and detect health issues early, when they are easiest to treat and survival rates are highest.
To be eligible for this service, women must be between the ages of 21-64 years old, living within a specific income level, be uninsured or underinsured and reside in Chaffee, Saguache, Custer, western Fremont, western Park or Lake Counties.
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COVID Vaccines and boosters are available at the Custer County Public Health Agency. Call 719-783-3369 for more information. You can also check KLZR’s Community Resources page.
TODAY, MARCH 10th
9:30am – Custer County Library Board meeting at 209 Main Street Westcliffe
MONDAY, MARCH 13th
6:30pm – Custer County Search and Rescue meeting at 710 Rosita Ave
The Custer County Economic Development Corporation invites local businesses and interested individuals to help craft the future of economic development in Custer County. Workshop dates are tomorrow, March 11th, April 8th, April 29th, and May 13th at the All Aboard facility 110 Rosita Ave. Be sure to listen to this week’s Valley Views with guest Charles Bogle.
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Artists, are you ready?!? Tomorrow is the day!
The Sangres Art Guild 2024 Calendar Art Competition intake is Saturday, March 11th.
For more information please go to their website www.sangresartguild.org
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Keep next Saturday, March 18th 4pm open in your schedule for the Fine Wines & Fine Art for a Cause silent auction to help Altitude Community Fitness repair the community pool. 50 East Main St, Silver Cliff, CO.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 10th
1pm – Bobcats JV Baseball at Dolores Huerta-Runyon Field at 400 Stanton Avenue in Pueblo.
SATURDAY, MARCH 11th
10am – HS Track & Field 2200 Bonforte Blvd in Pueblo-CSU
This week’s VALLEY VIEWS
Our host Gary Taylor interviews Charles Bogle from the Custer County Economic Development.
Valley Views* airs Tuesdays and Thursdays 7am and 6pm, and Saturdays at 10am, and is always available to stream on our website.
PHOTO SUBMISSIONS
We’re interested in sharing photographs in the Valley News. Pics can range from wildlife to sunsets, from flora to weather! Please send photos related to the valley and surrounding areas. You can send them to news@klzr.org.