The AdAmAn Club is set to launch fireworks off the top of Pikes Peak tonight at 9 p.m. and then again at midnight to ring in 2023. But will the clouds get in the way of the two shows happening tonight?

Paul Steward, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pueblo, says there’s a good chance that conditions will be favorable for the 9 p.m. show, despite some clouds passing through the area ahead of a storm that’s blowing in from the southwest. That storm is expected to hit the Pikes Peak region Sunday night. 

As of 8 p.m. Saturday, satellite imagery was showing a break in cloud movement for the next couple hours, Steward said. So while conditions are looking decent for the 9 p.m show, it was too soon to say for the midnight show. 

The good news is there will be more chances to see the fireworks, even between passing clouds: tonight’s shows are expected to be bigger than usual.

This year, 179 shells of fireworks are planned for the 9 p.m. show, which is more than the typical five to honor “the Frozen Five.” There are 246 shells planned for midnight — about 100 more than usual.

Read more about the AdAmAn tradition here.

Tomorrow’s forecast: Looking at New Years Day, mostly cloudy conditions are predicted, with a 30% chance of rain following 5 p.m. and a high around 49.

Sunday night, there’s a 70% chance of rain before 9 p.m. that is expected to turn to snow with a low of 23. New snow accumulation is possible, reaching around 1 inch.

(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)

(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)