Rain is likely to start around 2 pm today in Colorado Springs, and a widespread thunderstorm is expected to move through by 3 pm with heavy rainfall, gusty winds and possible large hail. By 4 pm, the city should be mostly clear again, even as stronger weather continues pushing into eastern Colorado.
That narrow window is why people are checking Clemson Sc Weather now: the most disruptive part of the day could arrive and pass in the span of an hour. For Sara, who studied Journalism and Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and is now a graduate student in Meteorology at Mississippi State, the forecast is the kind of short-lived but high-impact setup that can turn an ordinary afternoon into one that needs close attention.
The storm threat does not end when Colorado Springs starts to clear. After 5 pm, thunderstorms are likely to hit La Junta and Lamar, with damaging winds and possibly large hail, and small powerful thunderstorms are expected to keep moving across the eastern areas late Sunday night. Sunday should turn cooler, with Colorado Springs reaching the low 70s for highs.
The part that matters most is the speed of the change. People in Colorado Springs could see rain, lightning and gusty winds before the afternoon is over, then a clearer sky shortly after, while eastern Colorado faces the longer stretch of risk later in the day and into the night. Sara has also worked on research into how to mitigate avalanche fatalities in the Rocky Mountains, a reminder that her weather background reaches beyond one forecast and into the hazards that shape daily life in Colorado.
What looks like a brief afternoon storm in Colorado Springs becomes a longer-running threat farther east, and that timing difference is the story to watch through tonight.
