textproduct: Pueblo

KEY MESSAGES

- Another nice day today although it will be a few degrees cooler than yesterday.

- Snow moves into the San Juans this evening, with heaviest precip tomorrow morning, precip decreasing later in the afternoon.

- Shower over the plains saturday, best chance late Saturday over far SE CO. SNOW (light accums) is possible N El Paso county Saturday evening.

- Dry from later Sunday into midday Tuesday.

- Another mountain snow event late Tuesday into Wednesday.

- Unsettled late week as a LARGE Pacific trough closes off over the California region. Significant mtn snows likely (eventually) as strong trough moves east over intermountain west.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/

Issued at 1200 AM MST Fri Nov 13 2026

As quiet as the last week was weatherwise, this upcoming week will likely be the opposite. The ridge which has been over the region will be replaced a series of Pacific storm systems that will move over the region starting tonight and lasting into next week(end).

For the immediate short term, we will likely see some fog over the eastern plains tonight as cooler air moves over the plains and low level moisture increases. Fog could reach as far east a KPUB, but the brunt of it will be over the US-50 corridor from Pueblo east, and also over most of Prowers and Baca counties.

For today, one more mild day is likely, although it will be a few degrees cooler today than yesterday. Clouds will steadily increase over the region as the day progresses.

Snow showers will move into the San Juans this evening, with the precip gradually picking up as the night progresses, Snow levels will likely be at 9000 feet, gradually decreasing below 9000 feet by Sunrise.

LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/

Issued at 1200 AM MST Fri Nov 13 2026

For Saturday, snow in the mountains with snow levels in the 8000's through the day, with values slowly decreasing as the day progresses. Heaviest precip will occur Saturday morning, with the precip decreasing later in the day. A total of 4 to 7 inches of snow will be likely above 9000 feet.

It will be cloudy over the entire region Saturday and it will be noticeably cooler region-wide. It will become rather windy (south winds) over the far eastern plains. Showers will develop over the I- 25 corridor by mid morning with the activity pushing onto the eastern plains later in the day. The storm system is expected to wrap up somewhat as it moves over the plains, and this will allow for some heavier precip to occur over the far southeast plains late in the day and into the evening hours.

As the storm wraps up, cooler air will be come on the backside, and we may see some light accumulations of snow across N El Paso county Saturday evening.

Sunday...any showers over the eastern plains will push into KS by late morning. Otherwise it will dry out with sun returning to the region. It will be cool Sunday with mainly temps around 50 over the plains and valleys.

Monday...Sunny and mild with highs in the 50s plains/valleys.

Tuesday...Mild once again with 60s returning to the plains, mid 50s valleys. Another strong Pacific trough will move towards the region. This system is a fairly stout mid level trough but it will move over us as an open wave, and most of the forcing will stay to the north and west of us. Nonetheless, west to southwest mid level moist flow will bring snows to mainly the Continental Divide region, and several inches of wind driven snow will be likely, especially Tuesday night into early Wednesday.

For late next week, a rather very impressive trough is forecast to move into the western United States. A large trough is forecast to move in from the Pacific Northwest and then close off over the greater central California area by late Friday. Moist southwest flow will gradually develop over the 4 corners and snow will once again develop over the CONTDVD region by late week. This circulation is then forecast to move slowly eas-southeast with time.

Looking at the Statistical DESI guidance, over 4 feet of snow is forecast for the Wolf Creek area during the next 10 days.

AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY/

Issued at 1040 PM MST Thu Nov 12 2026

Upper level ridging will translate across the region overnight, with increasing southwest flow aloft expected across the area through the day tomorrow, as an upper trough translates across the Great Basin. This will bring increasing high clouds to the terminals through the day tomorrow, with generally light diurnal winds at the terminals overnight, becoming more south to southeast wind after 18Z Friday.

PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.