textproduct: Pueblo

KEY MESSAGES

- Warm up tomorrow

- Warm and increasingly windy this week, with a chance for strong winds and critical fire weather conditions Wednesday.

- Snow showers possibly returning to the central mountains mid/late week.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/

Issued at 154 PM MST Sun Dec 14 2025

Currently...

Low clouds and fog have dissipated across the region, with only some mid and upper level clouds over the far eastern plains. Otherwise skies were clear over the fcst region. Temps were quite mild along the immediate mtns/plains interface with reading around 60. Farther east temps drop down into the 30s and 40s, with even a few 20s over the far eastern plains. Over the higher terrain, temp sin the San Luis Valley were around 40 with 50s in the upper Ark Rvr Valley. mountains were very warm with readings in the 30s and 40s.

Rest of today through tomorrow...

Dry, and temperatures warm up. For tonight, a bit of lee trough will develop and this will allow for westerly downslope flow tonight, and this in turn will keep the temps up along the mtns/plains interface, with min only in around 40F tonight. Father east temps will be in the 20s. San Luis valley will be coldest, with 10s expected. Mtns will be in the 20s.

Tomorrow, temps will warm up once again and expect 60s across the plains with 40s in the SLV and 30s mtns. \/Hodanish

LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/

Issued at 237 AM MST Sun Dec 14 2025

Stronger winds arrive Wed into early Thu, as upper wave moves through the nrn Rockies and 150 kt jet noses into the state. Brief window for a mountain wave early Wed as low/mid level flow increases ahead of upper jets arrival, though models/ensembles aren't quite as aggressive with wave development and associated winds versus 24 hrs ago. Brute force windy with deep mixing Wed afternoon, then continued strong winds Wed night/early Thu as bora cold front whips southward through the region. Highest fire danger of the week likely Wed afternoon/evening, especially srn I-25 corridor where humidity drops off below 15 percent. Given the forecast synoptic weather pattern significantly favors high winds, suspect blended guidance (NBM) isn't nearly windy enough for Wed, and boosted forecast wind speeds toward the top end of the guidance envelope. Central mountains will see snow showers Wed afternoon/evening as wave passes to the north, with an inch or two over the higher peaks north of Cottonwood Pass. Temperatures will continue well above average Mon-Wed (warmest Wed), then less wind but cooler on Thu as surface high pressure drifts eastward through the plains.

Winds crank up again Fri/Sat as strong jet sags back southward into the central Rockies, bringing another round of warm temps and increased high danger to the region, while snow showers spread back into the central mountains Sat as next upper wave approaches.

AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY/

Issued at 420 PM MST Sun Dec 14 2025

VFR conditions and generally light dirunal wind regimes are expected at COS, PUB and ALS over the next 24 hours.

PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.