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KEY MESSAGES

- Another slightly warmer than normal day is expected for most locations, with mainly dry weather through the daytime hours.

- Freezing fog is likely across much of the plains tonight, with low end chances (less than 20%) for very light snow or freezing drizzle.

- Warm and dry into early next week, with a pattern shift around next Tuesday.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/

Issued at 314 AM MST Fri Jan 30 2026

Today..

Early morning low temperatures are starting out near normal, with most lower elevations sitting in the teens and low 20s. Dewpoints are in the teens and single digits across our plains. We remain in northwest flow aloft today, allowing temperatures to warm back into the near normal to slightly warmer than normal range for most of us. This will mean highs in the 40s across our high mountain valleys and a good portion of our plains, with a few locations seeing highs in the low 50s. Winds will be fairly light for most, with breezier north winds across our far eastern plains later this afternoon and into this evening.

Tonight..

A Low across the Great Lakes region sends a cold front across our area this evening. This feature looks to bring mainly freezing fog concerns, as models really lack any major forcing and sufficient mid- level moisture that would indicate that any of us should see precipitation this evening/tonight. There is still a low end chance for a few flurries, and possibly even freezing drizzle (less than 20% for either/both). Though the overnight model consensus generally favors snow over freezing drizzle, one or two outliers do have a warm nose and a weak chance for freezing drizzle. To be clear though, the majority of high res guidance favors freezing fog and no precipitation at this time. That said, freezing fog could still bring travel impacts with degraded visibilities and slick conditions across our plains late tonight and into early tomorrow morning. Overnight lows will be near normal, with most of our plains dipping down into the teens and low twenties, with mountain valleys cooling into the single digits above zero.

LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/

Issued at 314 AM MST Fri Jan 30 2026

Saturday-Sunday...

An upper-level ridge will continue building overhead this weekend, leading to more dry and warm conditions. Highs on Saturday will likely climb into the 40s-50s, while better warming and some downsloping west winds on Sunday push temperatures into the 50s to low-60s. With mostly clear skies, overnight lows will remain cold both Saturday and Sunday Night, with teens-20s over the plains and single digits to low teens over the San Luis Valley. Dry conditions are expected both days as well.

Monday Onwards...

The upper pattern starts to shift on Monday, with the ridge flattening out and increasing westerly winds aloft. Though there is still some uncertainty in the models, Monday looks to be the driest and windiest day in the next week, with the highest chance for critical fire weather conditions. That being said, despite the dry conditions, will have to see how models resolve wind gusts as we get closer to date, with only marginal critical conditions in the long- term forecast as of now.

Long-term guidance suggests a quick-moving wave passing just to our east around the Tuesday-Wednesday timeframe, which could lead to a quick round of precipitation, mainly a mix of rain and snow. Temperatures also cool down 5-10 degrees both days behind a passing cold front. Timing and magnitude of any incoming pattern shifts will need to be better resolved in the coming days, with current guidance divided on the speed of the upper-level pattern. But overall, expect warming and drying through Monday, followed by cooler and wetter conditions around midweek.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY/

Issued at 409 AM MST Fri Jan 30 2026

VFR conditions are expected at all three TAF sites, KCOS, KPUB, and KALS, through the remainder of the daytime hours. MVFR and IFR conditions will be possible late in the TAF period at each site, with fog and low ceilings. LIFR conditions will be possible as well, especially at KPUB, though confidence was too low to include in the TAF at this time.

PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.