textproduct: Pueblo

KEY MESSAGES

- Warmer temperatures and elevated fire weather conditions return into next week as fuels dry out again

- A trend towards afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms late next week as weather pattern becomes more active with passing disturbances

SHORT TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/

Issued at 1239 PM MDT Fri May 8 2026

Fairly quiet weather so far this afternoon with cumulus build ups developing over and near the mountains. High res models suggest the best potential for a high based shower across the Pikes Peak region and the southern San Luis Valley and southern Sangre De Cristo range late this afternoon and evening. Have introduced some low grade pops to these areas, but not expecting much measurable precipitation, just a spotty trace and some locally gusty winds. Otherwise, clearing skies expected overnight with relatively mild overnight lows.

The warm up continues for Saturday ahead of the next upper approaching in NW flow. This will send a cold front through the area on Saturday, though the cool down won't be felt until Saturday night into Sunday. Some isolated showers will be possible over and near the mountains in the afternoon. There will be a better chance for some localized wetting rains (0.10 or more) given a few hundred J/kg of CAPE, but storms will be fairly isolated. High temperatures will rebound back into the 80s across the plains with 60s and 70s for the valleys and 40s and 50s for the mountains.

LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/

Issued at 1239 PM MDT Fri May 8 2026

Low level flow shifts around from the east Saturday night with the low levels saturating and widespread stratus/fog and even some light rainfall possible into the morning hours. This is more likely to be focused in and near the mountains after midnight as forcing from the upper trough shifts southeastward by dawn. Overall, precipitation amounts will be spotty and light. Clouds burn off Sunday, and temperatures across the southeast plains will be 10-15 degrees cooler than the day before. Can't rule out some isolated showers over the eastern mountains in the afternoon and evening, but southeast plains are likely to be capped and dry.

Temperatures rebound for Monday as upper ridging builds in from the southwest. This may be the hottest day of the week with highs topping out around 90 across the lower Arkansas River Valley, 70s and lower 80s across the valleys. Winds look breeziest in the afternoon across the mountains and we may have some critical fire weather conditions in place, but fuels have been deemed not critical from the recent precipitation so we will likely not need fire weather highlights just yet. It will be dry across all of southern CO this day.

A dry cold front pushes through southeast CO for Tuesday taking a 3-5 degree edge off high temperatures from the day before. Still looks fairly dry with light winds across all but the central mountains and far southeast corner of the state where elevated fire weather conditions may be in play.

Temperatures will remain above normal for the remainder of the work week though the weather pattern trends towards a more zonal pattern with weak disturbances embedded in the flow. This will bring influxes of moisture and a chance for afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, especially towards the tail end of next week. These will be more convective in nature, so not seeing a strong signal for widespread wetting rains. But some spottier wetting rainfall amounts will be possible, particularly over and near the mountains. -KT

AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY/

Issued at 520 PM MDT Fri May 8 2026

KALS...VFR conditions through the next 24 hours. A few rain showers will occur across the San Luis Valley this evening, with minimal impacts to the terminal through 02Z. A few showers will once again be possible Saturday afternoon with CIGS down to around 6 kft.

KCOS and KPUB...VFR conditions through the next 24 hours. A few rain showers have popped up across the Pikes Peak region, and could impact KCOS through 02Z. Winds will increase behind a cold front late Saturday afternoon at both terminals, with northerly to northeast winds, with gusts in excess of 20 kts possible.

PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.