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KEY MESSAGES

- Near normal temperatures are dry weather expected for our Wednesday.

- Dry with seasonal temperatures for Thanksgiving, then above normal temperatures for Friday.

- Pattern change for Friday night through Monday, with significantly colder temperatures and increasing chances for precipitation.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/

Issued at 300 AM MST Wed Nov 26 2025

Currently..

Drainage winds have developed as of 1 AM, which are helping to push lower cloud decks east of I-25 early this morning. Temperatures across El Paso County have fallen into the low teens and low 20s already this hour, and very efficient cooling is expected to continue across the plains as conditions clear through what's left of the early morning. Dewpoints are in the teens and low 20s.

Today and Tonight..

Northwest flow aloft continues throughout the day today as ridging builds to our west. This will allow us to warm up to near normal temperatures for daytime highs, with readings in the mid 40s for mountain valleys, and upper 40s to mid 50s for our plains. Our warmest spots will be right along our mountain adjacent plains through Canon City, Walsenburg, and Trinidad, where downsloping will be strongest, and temperatures may warm into the middle and even upper 50s depending on cloud cover. Winds will be fairly weak over our plains today, with gusts to 35 mph or so expected over the high country. Overnight lows will be near seasonal as well, with temperatures dipping down into the teens for mountain valleys, and 20s across the plains.

LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/

Issued at 300 AM MST Wed Nov 26 2025

Thanksgiving...Upper ridge will gradually slide across the Four Corners region, with generally light surface flow and late day increase n high level cloudiness. Dry conditions will prevail, with seasonal high temps in the 40s to around 50F for the high valleys, and upper 40s to mid 50s for the plains.

Thursday night and Friday...Dry conditions continue into the first half of Friday, as the flow aloft becomes more westerly ahead of an incoming system dropping down across the Intermountain West. Increasing westerly flow aloft will mean a warming downslope flow across the I-25 Corridor and adjacent plains, leading to above normal high temps for Friday. A good amount of mid and high level cloudiness is forecast however, so the high valleys will likely see little change in temps from day to day. Plan on highs in the mid 40s to lower 50s for the high valleys, and mid 50s to lower 60s for the plains.

Friday night through Monday...The approaching system and associated arctic cold front will quickly move across the Rocky Mt region Friday night through Saturday morning, ushering in much colder temps as well as some isolated to possibly low-end scattered precipitation chances for the northern portions of the forecast area. This system really will favor the northern half of Colorado, with the best precip chances north of the forecast area, but there will be some bleed-over with the central mts and Palmer Divide being the favored areas. Northerly flow aloft will keep cold air in place, then another quick-moving upper disturbance crosses the Great Basin Sunday morning, crossing CO Sunday eve through Monday and bringing a reinforcing blast of colder air as well as better snow chances for the mts, high valleys, and maybe even the plains. However, latest model runs are not as confident as solutions were 24 hours ago, and precip chances have been gradually eased back. Still, forecast snow amounts this far out indicate a possible need for some highlights over the mts late Sat night through Mon, so stay tuned.

As for temps, Sat night and Sun night are trending to be very cold nights, with Sun now looking like the coldest day of the extended period. Plan on highs Sat in the mid 30s to lower 40s for the high valleys, and upper 20s to near 40F for the plains. On Sun, temps will only warm into the mid 20s to mid 30s for most locations, and Mon will see widespread 30s.

Tuesday...Models indicate temporary ridging aloft across the Great Basin and Four Corners region for Tue, leading to dry conditions and warmer temperatures, though readings will still be nearly 10 degrees below normal for this time of year. Moore

AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY/

Issued at 1003 AM MST Wed Nov 26 2025

VFR conditions at all three terminals (KALS, KCOS, KPUB) through the next 24 hours with passing high level clouds. Winds will be light at less than 10 kts. Mozley

PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.