textproduct: Pueblo

KEY MESSAGES

- Temperatures warming up for tomorrow.

- Spotty critical fire conditions possible tomorrow, with better chance of critical fire weather conditions Wednesday.

- Chances of light snow showers possibly returning to the central mountains into the middle of next week.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/

Issued at 156 PM MST Fri Dec 12 2025

Rest of Today through Tomorrow...

Dry weather is expected through tomorrow. High temperatures mainly in the M60s to L60s over the plains today will be replaced with M/U60s tomorrow as downslope flow increases somewhat, especially along the I-25 corridor region in the early part of the day, with Min RH values falling into the L10s to single digits across the I-25 corridor region. Although winds are generally expected to remain below critical fire weather tomorrow, there will be some gap flow winds at or near critical values, especially earlier in the day.

By late tomorrow morning into the afternoon. another backdoor cool front will push across the region, with surface wind flow becoming upslope by late in the day. Td values will begin to increase by later in the afternoon. \/Hodanish.

LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/

Issued at 212 AM MST Fri Dec 12 2025

Saturday Night and Sunday...

We cool back down from Saturday into Sunday somewhat, especially for overnight lows. Most areas will be closer to normal, with temperatures dipping into the teens for mountain valleys and teens to 20s for the plains. Our highs on Sunday will also be cooler than Saturday, though still several degrees warmer than normal. The San Luis Valley looks to warm into the mid and upper 40s, with 50s and low 60s spreading across the plains. Sunday will be very mild, with dry but not windy conditions, and mostly sunny skies. Overall, a very nice weekend unless you are craving wintry weather.

Monday Onwards...

Still no mention of winter through this section of the forecast either. A weak trough looks to push in from the four corners region on Monday, dipping down into Texas by Tuesday, but this system is not forecast to bring much in the way of moisture. We could potentially see some cloud cover and a slight dip in temperatures as its passing, but that may be the only noticeable change in weather for us. After it passes, zonal flow sets up for the second half of the work week. Increasing westerly flow aloft will lead to another bout of above normal temperatures for at least Wednesday through Friday, along with breezy winds over and near the mountains. Fire weather may become a concern on Wednesday with increasing downslope flow and lowering RH values. One other result of prolonged westerly flow would be chances for light snow across west facing slopes of the central mountains, though without any major forcing or moisture coming in, accumulations would be negligible.

AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY/

Issued at 1037 PM MST Fri Dec 12 2025

VFR conditions will prevail at COS, PUB and ALS over the next 24 hours, with continued bouts of wave clouds at COS and PUB. Light diurnal wind regimes at COS and PUB overnight, with breezy westerly winds 15G25kt possible after sunrise. Westerly winds diminish and become more east to southeast upslope through the late morning and afternoon, as a dry, front pushes across the plains. With the upslope flow continuing into the evening, there will be a chance of MVFR/IFR stratus at COS and PUB the tail end of the taf period. Winds at ALS will be light and variable throughout the taf period.

PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.