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KEY MESSAGES

- Mild and dry conditions through Saturday.

- Cold front Saturday night with windy conditions through Sunday afternoon.

- Light snow possible Saturday night through Sunday morning with some minor blowing and drifting leading to nuisance type travel difficulties in northeast Colorado and west of Highway 25 in northwest Kansas/southwest Nebraska.

- Colder on Sunday and Monday with wind chills in the single digits below zero Monday morning.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/

Issued at 100 PM MST Thu Dec 25 2025

Mild and dry conditions continue for Friday and Saturday. The upper ridge axis will move out to the east with more of a southwest flow aloft and slowly falling heights. Temperatures remain well above average, but may not see record warmth with more of a southerly flow at the surface in the afternoon and loss of downslope component. Highs will be mainly in the 60s, with perhaps a few lower 70s in eastern and southern areas. May see some patchy fog this evening in Norton/Graham counties where temperatures remained cool all day, but as light westerly winds take over the fog should dissipate by 06z and not expecting any fog in the area Friday or Saturday mornings.

An upper trough will move into the Rockies Saturday night with accompanying surface cold front moving through the area at that time. Expect breezy north winds behind the front and through Sunday afternoon. Deterministic runs showing 30-40 mph gusts though ensemble data suggesting could see some higher gusts more in the 40-50 mph range, peaking Sunday morning and early Sunday afternoon. In addition to the wind, will see some light snow. Deterministic GFS and GFS ensemble average show 1" or less, while the deterministic ECMWF and ECMWF ensemble average have 1" to 3", highest amounts in Colorado with some Palmer Divide enhancement in Kit Carson County. The combination of light snow and windy conditions could produce minor blowing and drifting and nuisance type travel difficulties, mainly in western parts of the area (northeast Colorado/west of Highway 25). Finally, Sunday will be colder with highs in the 30s and wind chills in the single digits and teens. Clearing skies, light winds and fresh snow will allow temperatures to drop into the single digits and teens by Monday morning, with wind chills in the single digits below zero.

LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/

Issued at 100 PM MST Thu Dec 25 2025

The upper ridge will rebuild over the western CONUS early in the week and slowly migrate west, reaching the western slopes of the Rockies by mid week. This will translate to a dry northwest flow over the central plains. Temperatures will start out below normal on Monday in the wake of the earlier system (highs in the upper 30s), but rebound to slightly above normal for Tuesday and Wednesday (highs in the 50s).

AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY/

Issued at 1011 AM MST Thu Dec 25 2025

VFR expected to prevail at both KGLD and KMCK through the TAF period. Surface winds will be light mostly from the southwest with occasional high clouds.

GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

KS...None. CO...None. NE...None.