Merry Matthews

Colorado

Chief Meteorologist at KRDO-TV (Colorado Springs, CO)

Emmy Award-Winning Chief Meteorologist @KRDONC13, Wife, Mother, UGA Alum, Tweets my own. #cowx #gawx #alwx

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Warm Weekend Ahead

5 days ago | krdo.com | Merry Matthews

New Published May 9, 2025 3:18 PM Isolated showers are possible through 6pm; however, most showers and storms will stay confined to higher terrain areas west of I-25 through 10pm tonight.
CLEARING OUT AND WARMING UP!

1 week ago | krdo.com | Merry Matthews

today at 5:29 PM Published May 7, 2025 3:35 PM Rest of Today: Cloudy and cool with highs in the 40's this evening. An isolated storm is possible through 10pm this evening. Any storms that form will stay below severe weather criteria. TONIGHT: Skies gradually clearing out with with overnight lows dropping into the 30's under partly clear skies and calm winds. TOMORROW: Partly sunny skies with highs in the 50's and 60's with mostly dry conditions through the afternoon.
WEATHER ALERT: Rain and Snow Tonight-Wed AM

1 week ago | krdo.com | Merry Matthews

New Published May 6, 2025 2:44 PM Moderate to heavy rain continues along and east of I-25 with some changeover to snow in higher terrain areas around Colorado Springs. Moderate to heavy snow continues tonight-Wed AM for portions of west El Paso county, Teller County, Sangres and the Wet Mountains for elevations above 6700-7500 ftTONIGHT: cloudy and cold with overnight lows in the 30's with snow showers and heavy rain showers continuing through the morning commute.
Weather Alert: Heavy Snow and Rain Ahead

1 week ago | krdo.com | Merry Matthews

New Published May 5, 2025 3:46 PM TODAY: Mostly cloudy with rain showers possible, as well as a possible afternoon thunderstorm. Breezy with cooler highs of 52° for Colorado Springs and 54° for Pueblo. TONIGHT: Chance for rain showers and possibly a few thunderstorms. Breezy with lows in the mid 30s to low to mid 40s. WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy with rain showers and a thunderstorm possible in the afternoon. Highs in the low to mid 50s.
MOSTLY DRY WEEKEND AHEAD

1 week ago | krdo.com | Merry Matthews

New Published May 2, 2025 12:59 PM OMEGA Block (a pattern in the upper levels of the atmosphere that get its name due to the pattern it forms which resembles the uppercase Greek letter omega, Ω. This is when high pressure will be wedged in between two lows to the east and west, and also slightly to the south) looks to be dominant this weekend across the country.
Intermittent Rain through Tonight

1 week ago | krdo.com | Merry Matthews

New Published May 1, 2025 3:11 PM THURSDAY: Thursday brings more clouds and chilly temps with highs in the 40's and low 50's with widely scattered showers and a few embedded rumbles of thunder. Higher terrain areas around our local mtn cities could see rain transition to a slushy, wet snow into the late afternoon-evening. FRIDAY: Partly to mostly sunny with an isolated storm chance by the afternoon, around 20%. Highs in the 60's to low 70's along and east of I-25.
Rainy Thursday Ahead

2 weeks ago | krdo.com | Merry Matthews

New Published April 30, 2025 3:27 PM EVENING/OVERNIGHT: clouds increasing through the afternoon as a disturbance moves in across the I-25 corridor after 3pm. Isolated storms between 3-5pm, mainly around the Pikes Peak region before more scattered passing showers/storms possible from 7pm-midnight. Showers and Storms this evening are mainly confined to the Pikes Peak region and north of Springs after 7pm and into the overnight.
RAIN AND SNOW CHANCES WED-THURS

2 weeks ago | krdo.com | Merry Matthews

New Published April 29, 2025 3:06 PM Rest of Today: Slushy snow for elevations above 11k ft west of I-25. Showers and storms develop through the late afternoon and evening for elevations below 11k feet around the Sangres and areas west of I-25. A few late evening showers possible after 7pm around El Paso county. Woodland Park-Rain will transition to a slushy, wet snow, wintry mix around Teller County from 7-11pm tonight.
Daily Storms This Week

2 weeks ago | krdo.com | Merry Matthews

New Published April 28, 2025 3:02 PM Rest of Today: Windy and mild with Red Flag Warnings in place until 8pm tonight. TONIGHT: A cold front moves in overnight dropping temps into the mid to low 30's with clear skies and calm winds yielding some development of patchy frost just before sunrise Tuesday morning. TUESDAY: Partly sunny and cooler with highs in the 50's to low 60's before a few afternoon showers and general storms are possible.
Afternoon Storms Thursday

3 weeks ago | krdo.com | Merry Matthews

New Published April 23, 2025 3:10 PM TODAY: SEVERE T-STORM WATCH added to the Eastern Plains until 11pm tonight. Hail around 1" in diameter and gusty winds in excess of 58-60 mphTonight: Severe storms likely for the Eastern Plains until midnight then calm skies with mostly cloudy conditions and overnight lows in the 30's and 40'sThursday: low clouds and some areas of patchy, dense fog for the eastern plains for the morning time-frame.