Plows hit slick spots left by flurries, freezing fog

See the snow outside your window?

Don’t worry, says National Weather Service meteorologist John Kalina – it won’t stick around long.

Snow hit Colorado Springs late Tuesday morning and was heaviest out east near Peterson and Schriever air force bases, he said. The small snow storm is headed east and should only drop about a half inch to an inch in the city, he said.

“As it comes toward sunset, the snow should be history,” he said.

Even with the snow mostly gone, the city of Colorado Springs Street Division put 20 trucks on the main thoroughfares of town Tuesday night to deal with some slick spots, said David Scalfri, a program supervisor.

The trucks were putting anti-skid chemicals on major roads, such as Academy and Union boulevards, and truck drivers were checking for spots that needed plowing, Scalfri said. Scalfri could not say what roads had some left-over snow, but did say that he had gotten many requests for rush-hour plowing.

A freezing fog is expected to descend on Colorado Springs Tuesday night, with low temperatures between 0 and 7 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

The service predicts sunny skies on Wednesday, but a high of just 36 degrees.

In eastern El Paso County, Calhan and Miami-Yoder schools were closed Tuesday because of bad conditions on county roads that were hit with heavy, blowing snow Friday and Saturday.

In Calhan, the sun is expected to be out on Wednesday, with a high of 33 degrees predicted.