textproduct: Pueblo

KEY MESSAGES

- Dry weather prevails for the region tonight and tomorrow.

- Warming trend continues into Tuesday.

- Warming back to at and above seasonal temperatures, with a few passing waves bringing chances of light precipitation and cooler temperatures for the middle and end of the week.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/

Issued at 206 PM MST Mon Jan 26 2026

Tonight: Monday night brings much quieter weather to south central and southeastern Colorado. After the pattern that brought the big freeze, northwesterly flow will prevail over the region. While weak orographic forcing will be ongoing, dry air and the lack of any major forcing will keep conditions dry across the area. Otherwise, clear skies early will become partly cloudy, with winds remaining light for most, except along the higher terrain where breezier winds are expected, with gusts up to 35 mph. Looking at temperatures, much of south central and southeastern Colorado will fall to around and slightly below seasonal values. The plains will drop into the 10s to single digits, and the valleys and mountains into the low 10s to minus single digits. Areas the maintain a snowpack through today will likely be on the colder end of those ranges.

Tomorrow: Heading into Tuesday, quiet weather continues for south central and southeastern Colorado. Northwesterly flow will persist over the area, and given no major forcing and dry air remaining in place, dry conditions will prevail. The exception to this may be along the higher terrain where a highly isolated snow shower will be possible as a weak shortwave pushes over. Beyond all of that, partly cloudy skies early will become mostly clear by mid to late afternoon, with winds becoming relatively light for much of the region, with winds around 10-15 mph. As for temperatures, a "warm" day is anticipated, with the plains rising into the 40s, the valleys into the mid 30s to mid 40s, and the mountains into 20s.

LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/

Issued at 206 PM MST Mon Jan 26 2026

Embedded waves moving across the Rockies Tuesday and Wednesday could bring some light snowfall to the Central mtns, with a stronger wave on Thursday bringing the potential for precipitation across Central mtns into the southeast Plains Thursday and Friday. Will need to watch the evolution of this late week system, as there will be the potential for a much cooler airmass to back into southeast Colorado, as Canadian surface high pressure builds into the Northern and Central High Plains.

Upper level ridging looks to build into the Rockies through the weekend, with dry conditions and above seasonal temperatures expected into early next week.

AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z TUESDAY/

Issued at 413 PM MST Mon Jan 26 2026

VFR conditions are anticipated during the next 24 hours at all 3 taf sites, KPUB, KALS and KCOS. Winds will be light and diurnally driven.

PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.