Temperatures are warming and conditions are clearing for western Colorado today. This is ahead of another round of possible showers tomorrow and Friday.

As April rolls into May, Colorado finally seems to have fallen into its typical spring weather patterns after a record dry and hot March.

"If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency," the NWS cautioned.

Colorado forecasters expect the recent pattern of wetter, cooler weather to continue into the start of May, offering relief — but not real healing — from drought conditions after a historically hot, dry winter.

Snow is pretty much done in Denver, but other parts of Colorado are still seeing several inches into the end of April.

Our current late-month wet pattern is actually the pattern the climate data show we should see in late April. But, catch the flakes while you can: for some, it's likely the last snow of the season.

The winter weather conditions are expected to make outdoor activities dangerous and roads slippery and hazardous.

Colorado Springs is expected to receive some much-needed moisture in the coming days as a relatively dry April comes to a close, according to Gazette news partner KOAA. This week, “we’ll swap out high fire danger for much needed moisture with a near daily shot at showers and thunderstorms across Southern Colorado,

Wednesday is a First Alert Weather Day across Colorado as a dangerous combination of hot, dry, and windy weather creates critical fire weather conditions and the potential for rapid wildfire spread.