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KEY MESSAGES

- Warm with some elevated gap wind area wind on Thursday, then a strong but dry cold front expected Thursday night into Friday morning.

- High Wind Watch issued for Kiowa County on Friday morning into the afternoon for strong winds.

- Continued cool especially plains on Saturday then a gradual warmup with continued dry conditions Sunday into early next week.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/

Issued at 207 PM MST Wed Jan 14 2026

Currently...quiet conditions will continue to prevail across southern Colorado through the rest of this afternoon. Temperatures are cool, with 40s and 50s across the Plains and San Luis Valley. Overall, winds are weak northerly, except near the Kansas border where gusty winds to near 25 mph will continue into early evening.

Tonight and Thursday...the upper pattern will feature an upper trough across the Ohio Valley, while high pressure continues along the West Coast. This will put southern Colorado in broad north northwest flow aloft. Temperatures tonight will fall off into the 20s and 30s for the Plains, with single digit lows over the San Luis Valley. No precipitation is forecast tonight.

On Thursday, an embedded upper wave over Wyoming is forecast to track southeast across Colorado by the afternoon. Ahead of this upper wave, westerly flow will increase through the morning, with a few gusts near 25 to 30 mph in gap wind prone areas. Residual moisture from recent snowfall should help keep humidity values up a bit, with most locations along the I-25 corridor remaining in the 15-20 percent range. The enhanced mixing should help temperatures warm quickly, with 50s and 60s for most of the Plains. As the upper wave approaches, a surface cold front will track south across the Plains, switching winds northerly by the afternoon, with some cooling heading into the evening hours. Mozley

LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/

Issued at 157 AM MST Wed Jan 14 2026

Strong northwest flow then develops over the area Fri, with secondary push of colder/drier air during the morning. Increased fire danger again a threat on the plains as strong winds aloft (50-60 kts) mix to the surface over the far east, though RH never gets quite low enough for a highlight. Will also have to watch for high wind potential near the KS border Fri as strong mid level flow rotates across the region, though surface gradient isn't particularly tight, especially back toward I-25. Stuck with NBM gusts in the 40-50 mph range for now, but might need to bump things up across Kiowa County, where at least some guidance shows gusts to near 60 mph. Fri maxes some 15-20 degf colder than Thu on the plains, a little less dramatic cooling over the mountains/interior valleys.

Slow warming trend then develops Saturday, before more pronounced warming Sunday as upper ridge builds across the wrn U.S. Another glancing shot of cooler air possible early next week as cold surface high drops into the upper Midwest, before slowly warming temps return mid-week. Unfortunately, no precip expected through at least Wed, as very dry pattern and low snowpack numbers continue.

AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY/

Issued at 1028 PM MST Wed Jan 14 2026

VFR conditions are expected at KALS, KCOS, and KPUB through 24 hours. Winds will remain generally light overnight and into the day Thursday, with increasing north flow at KCOS and KPUB close to the end of this forecast period. Gusty winds 20-25 knots will set in just before 06Z tomorrow evening.

PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

High Wind Watch from Friday morning through Friday afternoon for COZ095-096.