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PHOTOS: First day of autumn 2019 snow

It felt a lot more like winter on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, when temperatures plunged and snow fell around Colorado Springs and many other parts of Colorado.

Fall colors in the snow near Monument, Colorado, on Thursday, October 10, 2019. Temperatures are forecast to be back into the 60's and 70's on the weekend. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)
Fall colors in the snow near Monument, Colorado, on Thursday, October 10, 2019. Temperatures are forecast to be back into the 60’s and 70’s on the weekend. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)
Fall colors in the snow near Monument, Colorado, on Thursday, October 10, 2019. Temperatures are forecast to be back into the 60's and 70's on the weekend. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE)
Fall colors in the snow near Monument, Colorado, on Thursday, October 10, 2019. Temperatures are forecast to be back into the 60’s and 70’s on the weekend. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE)
Pedestrians run to their vehicle as the snow picks up in downtown Colorado Springs around noon Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. Temperatures were hovered around 20 degrees at noon, compared the upper 70s on Wednesday. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)
Pedestrians run to their vehicle as the snow picks up in downtown Colorado Springs around noon Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. Temperatures were hovered around 20 degrees at noon, compared the upper 70s on Wednesday. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)
Photo taken by Debbie Kelley in Woodland Park.
Photo taken by Debbie Kelley in Woodland Park.
This photo is from Gazette reader Brooke Wells. It was taken in Woodland Park.
This photo is from Gazette reader Brooke Wells. It was taken in Woodland Park.
On Hwy. 105 between Monument and Palmer Lake, the decorations may look like Fall, but the weather looks like Winter on Thursday, October 11, 2019. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE)
On Hwy. 105 between Monument and Palmer Lake, the decorations may look like Fall, but the weather looks like Winter on Thursday, October 11, 2019. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE)
Former Avalanche captain Joe Sakic, now Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations, spoke to the media after a press conference at Falcon Stadium to announce ticket sales starting tomorrow for the NHL 2020 Stadium Series to be held at the Air Force Academy next year on Feb. 15. The press conference was postponed 15 minutes and moved indoors because of the snowstorm blanketing the stadium. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)
Former Avalanche captain Joe Sakic, now Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations, spoke to the media after a press conference at Falcon Stadium to announce ticket sales starting tomorrow for the NHL 2020 Stadium Series to be held at the Air Force Academy next year on Feb. 15. The press conference was postponed 15 minutes and moved indoors because of the snowstorm blanketing the stadium. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)
Photo from Nathan Van Dyne taken in Woodland Park.
Photo from Nathan Van Dyne taken in Woodland Park.
Photo from Nathan Van Dyne taken in Woodland Park.
Photo from Nathan Van Dyne taken in Woodland Park.
Leaves on a tree that are still turning their Fall colors, are coated with ice in Palmer Lake on Thursday, October 10, 2019. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE)
Leaves on a tree that are still turning their Fall colors, are coated with ice in Palmer Lake on Thursday, October 10, 2019. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE)
What a difference two days make, both are scenes from Palmer Lake from the same angle. The bottom photo was taken Tuesday and the top photo was taken on Thursday. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)
What a difference two days make, both are scenes from Palmer Lake from the same angle. The bottom photo was taken Tuesday and the top photo was taken on Thursday. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)
Fall colors in the snow in Palmer Lake, Colorado, on Thursday, October 10, 2019. Temperatures are forecast to be back into the 60's and 70's on the weekend. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE)
Fall colors in the snow in Palmer Lake, Colorado, on Thursday, October 10, 2019. Temperatures are forecast to be back into the 60’s and 70’s on the weekend. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE)
Fall colors in the snow near Monument, Colorado, on Thursday, October 10, 2019. Temperatures are forecast to be back into the 60's and 70's on the weekend. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE)
Fall colors in the snow near Monument, Colorado, on Thursday, October 10, 2019. Temperatures are forecast to be back into the 60’s and 70’s on the weekend. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE)


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