belen deleon is in the backyard and we hear it coming down. >> the winds have picked up as well. a complete 180, from where we were this time yesterday. let's get to it. right now, we are hearing that is falling. and also, lightning around town. we are not expecting the storms today to turn severe. just general thunderstorms around the metro area. but you could hear that thunder and see the lightning, if you've got the storm report, and the pictures, and safely take those pictures, please send them our way. the view over the city right now, a few pockets out toward e- 470 and aurora, with heavier rain falling currently and the rain started first in fort collins and working its way south. just because of a frontal system that is pushing through the state. you will notice that mix of in southern wyoming. and while in the high country, that snow has been falling, and steadily in the front range mountains, and especially out towards the san juan, and check out wolf creek pass, i have seen a few cars brave enough to drive out there, and it is going to be a treacherous drive, because t

and so let's talk to belen deleon, keeping an eye on things in the weth center. will we have snow in the front yards tomorrow morning? it depend where you live. and i think mainly the western suburbs and southwest metro area will see that rain/snow mix. but anything really accumulating is going to be very light and mostly on the grassy areas so i don't think you will have to do any shoveling. let's take a look at the radar, and where we stand right now, because the cooler air that pushed through yesterday managed to make its way into the great plains and texas, with severe weather. currently flood watches. there are flood advisories, tornado watch, and already a few tornadoes that have been reported. and now, what we are watching, is this storm system, that is brewing in northern mexico, right now, and it is going to get caught up in the upper its way through the central part of the country. and what is going to do for us, spark up a few showers, in the form of snow, for the high country, and the possibility for a rain/snow mix here in higher elevations but it wo

meteorologist belen deleon is in the weather center. >> we'll have that mix of clouds and sun through the weekend with temperatures that feel more like spring. let's take a look at this beautiful view over boulder. we did have cooler air that pushed through today. that's why your temperatures were a bit cooler than they were yesterday. our temperatures right now are in the 50s. we should be around 50 degrees this time of year for a high and we're doing upper 50s and 60s in lower elevations right now. for the rest of the afternoon, we're going to see some clearing. we're going to stay rain-free here on the front range and most of colorado. off. winds about 20 miles per hour and this is the strongest winds we're see right now but into the weekend, that's going to be the catch. we'll have the temperatures in sunday but the winds will kickback in, especially for tomorrow. dry on saturday. sunday, here it's going to stay dry. we'll start to see a bit of rain and snow develop in the high country. doppler 9 is quiet right now, but we are watching the next system that's making its way on shor

meteorologist belen deleon is in the weather center and the red flag warnings are starting to get closer and closer to the metro area. >> that's right. in fact, it's encompassing the metro area tomorrow. we step outside now, you'll notice the winds aren't all this active. we're taking a break from the stronger winds for today. let's take you to the graphics. you'll see the wind mainly in the foothills are gusting up to 20 and 30 miles per hour, but into tomorrow about 24 hours away from now is when we'll see those winds gusting up to 30 and even 40 miles per hour here in the metro area and with that wonder that we'll be under a red flag warning for most of eastern colorado starting at 11 a.m. tomorrow. right now look outside. those flags on our flagpole aren't even moving. in fact, we got that mix of clouds and sun. so if you want to maybe step outside your door, burn some calories, walk the dog, we've got some great weather. temperatures now are in the 50s. in the foothills 40s and 50s. we take you throughout the rest of the evening. we'll have clouds increasing, but yough of you won't