A strong Pacific jet stream weather system will charge into western Colorado starting tonight and continuing through Friday. This will result in strong winds across the eastern mountains tonight...and periods of heavy snow and blowing snow in the central and western mountains through Friday. For the latest details on these weather highlights...visit our web page at www.weather.gov/pub. Elsewhere across the region...rain and snow will develop over the San Luis Valley and the eastern plains Thursday into early Friday...with falling temperatures over the two day period. (Please visit http://weather.gov/pub for more information.)