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KEY MESSAGES

- With fresh snow on the ground it will get cold tonight.

- Dry and cool tomorrow with much less wind.

- Drier and warmer conditions return for the weekend and through much of next week.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/

Issued at 200 PM MST Fri Jan 9 2026

Currently...

Snow is widespread across the region but composite radar trends indicate intensity of snow is steadily decreasing across the NWS Pueblo forecast area. Temps over nearly all of the area were in the 20s. It was breezy to windy across the region, with wind gusting generally in the 25 to 40 mph over the greater lower elevations of the El Paso county region with lighter winds elsewhere. Overall, snowfall accums were generally in the 4 - 8 inch range with higher amounts across EL Paso county.

Rest of today...

Snow coverage and intensity will continue to slowly decrease over the region as the afternoon progresses. Will continue to monitor radar trends and may begin to trim the highlights a bit early if precip continues to weaken. Main concern the rest of this afternoon is gusty winds will likely continue to push southward across the plains. Per HRRR trends, most of the precip should exit the se Plains by 6 pm this evening.

Tonight...

With lots of fresh snow on the ground and winds decreasing, it should get quite cold tonight over the entire region. most if not all areas will be in the positive single digits or less. Coldest temps will be in the larger valley floors and in the mtns.

A few snow showers may be ongoing across the far SW Plains or the S mtns, and this activity should quickly end by early evening.

Tomorrow...

Due to the snow cover, it will be quite cool as max temps will only be in the 30s to around 40F over the plains and only in the 30s in the valleys. However, with ridging building in aloft at midlevels, it will be sunny and winds will be relatively tame as compared to today. \/Hodanish

LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/

Issued at 302 AM MST Fri Jan 9 2026

Sunday - Thursday: For the rest of the long term period, quiet weather continues for south central and southeastern Colorado. Ridging and northwest flow will remain in place over the region. With the lack of any major forcing, and drier air in place, dry conditions will persist through much of next week. Beyond that, relatively lights winds and pockets of high level clouds is anticipated across the area. As for temperatures, a slow warming trend will continue into next week, with values returns back to above seasonal values. With that said though, there are hints of another cool down by the end of the long term period, as troughing develops across the central US.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY/

Issued at 445 AM MST Fri Jan 9 2026

IFR to brief LIFR conditions will be possible at KALS, KCOS and KPUB this morning as snow showers continue to shift southward across the region. North winds will increase between 14-16z with the strongest gusts impacting the KCOS and KPUB TAF sites where gusts up to 30-35 kts will be possible. This may restrict visibility due to BLSN through the morning before winds gradually taper down this afternoon. Up to an inch of additional snowfall will be possible at KCOS and KALS, while KPUB could see 1 to 3 inches this morning before conditions improve into the VFR category this afternoon. There is the chance for fog tonight given the snow cover, especially at KCOS and KPUB, though north to westerly winds off the surface may thwart its formation Saturday morning. Have kept it out of the TAFs for now, but this will be monitored closely. -KT

PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

Winter Weather Advisory until 5 PM MST this afternoon for COZ072>075-078-089-093-095-096.

Winter Storm Warning until 5 PM MST this afternoon for COZ079- 080-087-088-094-097>099.