![]() Wednesday: There is a 40% chance of snow showers mainly after noon. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42, calm winds to 6 mph and low around 21. The predicted low is 15 degrees, which would be the lowest temperature since March 15. The high will be 38 degrees in the morning before temperatures fall below freezing by 5 p.m. Winds will be 6 to 16 mph with gusts to 25 mph. Monday: There is a 90% chance of precipitation with daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible with another 2 to 4 inches possible at night. Tighten the inlet drain valve inside your house and turn on the sprinkler or main water supply to refill the system. Should you wish to recharge the system, simply close your petcocks and open up your valves completely.This will prevent any water left from freezing and cracking the ball joint. Once the system has been drained, turn all ball valves and petcocks on the outside of your house to a 45-degree angle.Either place a bucket under this valve or connect a garden hose to it and direct it to the drain in the floor of your basement. Turn this off and open up the inlet drain valve, which will be located between the main shut-off valve and the pipe leading outside to your backflow device.Locate the sprinkler or main shut-off valve to your sprinkler system, which is usually in the basement.Turn off the valve between the backflow prevention device and the main line of your sprinkler system going underground to your system.It will be located above ground next to your foundation. Outside your house or maybe in the garage, locate your backflow prevention device and vacuum breaker.You will need to do a quick drain to prevent damage to the above-ground parts of the system. What do I do if I turned on my sprinkler system? Hardy perennials will get nipped but will be OK. To protect tulips, daffodils and hyacinths, put tomato cages at various places along your bulb bed and then place blankets, drop cloth or tarps over the cages. For individual plants, use 5-gallon buckets and large planter pots. Unless you wish to cover your trees with a large cloth or burlap covering, the prolonged cold will likely damage leaves and impact flowering and fruit production. Spring-flowering trees have recently begun leafing out. The cold temperatures with this storm will create less moisture in the snow - and thus make it lighter than a typical spring snow - so branch damage is unlikely. While cold, the city's record lows for those two nights are 13 and 6, respectively., The forecast low for Fort Collins of 15 degrees on Monday night and 21 degrees Tuesday night will harm spring-flowering trees such as fruit trees and shrubs. How do I protect my plants from the cold? The Eastern Plains can expect 1 to 4 inches. The weather service is calling for 4 to 6 inches for Fort Collins, 6 to 8 inches for the Red Feather Lakes area and 8 to 12 inches for the Estes Park area. Snowfall rates of up to 2 inches per hour will occur in the Front Range foothills. Spring gardening: What to do now, what to do later How much snow? ![]() The temperature will drop quickly and sharply as the cold front arrives, causing a possible flash freeze on roads during the afternoon and evening commute Monday and extremely slick road and dangerous travel conditions. in the northern mountains and I-25 corridor north of Fort Collins. There's a chance of rain Monday morning, then snowfall rates around 1 inch per hour with rapid cooling and gusty winds to 30 mph starting as early at 3 p.m. Here's a look at what to expect with this system, according to the weather service. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Fort Collins as well as the northern Front Range, foothills and mountains for 3 p.m. But I've got nothing else at this point.Ī potent but quick-moving cold front will slam into Colorado, impacting travel and plants. It's not as if reciting this popular Colorado weather phrase will make Monday's winter blast magically disappear. Watch Video: How to prevent sprinkler system freeze damage with this quick drain ![]()
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