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KEY MESSAGES

- A cold front comes through this morning, keeping temperatures slightly cooler than normal for today.

- Dry conditions with near normal temperatures Wednesday and Thanksgiving, then above normal temperatures for Friday.

- Incoming pattern change starts Friday night and lasts into Monday, with significantly colder temperatures and increasing chances for precipitation.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/

Issued at 301 AM MST Tue Nov 25 2025

Currently..

Satellite imagery shows clear skies over the plains and increasing clouds over the high country. Fog is present over the San Luis Vally again this morning, though it appears to be more patchy and less dense on area webcams. Temperatures are in the 20s for our mountain valleys, with 30s and 40s over the plains. Dew points are mostly in the 20s.

Today and Tonight..

A trough passing well to our north still looks to drop a cold front across our plains throughout the morning. The front will likely come through in pieces for most of us, but our far eastern plains may be gusty out of the north for a few hours as it is coming through. Gusts to 30 mph should be the worst of it. The last of the front looks to be through us by around noon or so, and winds should begin to ease for all areas after that time. Temperatures will stay cooler than normal behind this feature though, with highs topping out in the 40s for most areas both on our plains and through our mountain valleys. Portions of northern El Paso County that still have snow on the ground will likely stay in the upper 30s. Partly cloudy skies are expected on the plains through much of the day. Precipitation is not expected on the plains with the cold front, but will be possible for west facing slopes of the central mountains, where orographics will be favored in northwest flow today. Impactful accumulations are not expected, but a dusting may be possible. Overnight lows will be chilly post frontal as well, especially if winds weaken enough to prevent any upslope or cloud development as they are currently forecast to do. Temperatures are expected to drop down into the upper teens and low 20s across the plains, with low teens for mountain valleys.

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/

Issued at 301 AM MST Tue Nov 25 2025

Wednesday...Northwest flow aloft will keep dry conditions in place across the forecast area on Wed, with scattered high level cloudiness across the central mts. Plan on near-normal temps, with highs in the 40s to around 50F for the high valleys, and upper 40s to mid 50s for the plains.

Wednesday night through Friday...Dry conditions will persist through Thanksgiving and into the first half of Friday, as the dry northwest flow aloft begins to shift on Thu to a more westerly direction by Friday, ahead of an incoming system out of the Pacific NW. Seasonal temps are again forecast for Thanksgiving, then warm to above normal for Friday across the eastern plains as the westerly flow aloft translates to a warming downslope flow. There will be an increase in mid and high level cloudiness on Friday so there may not be much change to realized temps for the high valleys, and just a slight increase for the plains. Look for highs on Thanksgiving in the 40s to around 50F for the high valleys, and in the 50s for the plains. On Fri, expect readings in the 40s for the high valleys, and 50s to around 60F for the plains.

Friday night through Monday...An approaching system out of the pacific NW will move into the Rocky Mt region by Friday night, as an associated surface cold front surges south across the plains. At this time it looks like there will be just some isolated showers across the northern half of the forecast area Friday night into Saturday, and highs on Saturday will only warm into the 30s to around 40F. The northern stream aloft will keep cool air in place across the state, and another quick-moving upper disturbance sweeps across the area Sunday into Monday. This reinforcing blast of Winter will drop high temps on Sunday by 5 degrees compared to the day before, then Sunday night will drop into the 5 to 15 degree range for most spots, followed by a very cold Monday when temps may not even crack above freezing. as for precipitation chances, snow potential ramps up across the higher terrain starting Sat night, then by Mon the temps will be cold enough for some isolated light snow across the plains. Stay tuned as storm track and strength develop over the next couple of days. Moore

AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY/

Issued at 1006 AM MST Tue Nov 25 2025

KALS...VFR conditions through much of the period. Fog will once again be possible overnight into Wednesday morning with reduced CIGS and VIS.

KCOS and KPUB...VFR conditions through the forecast period with southerly winds near 10 kts into this afternoon, weakening and shifting easterly this evening into Wednesday morning. Mozley

PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.