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KEY MESSAGES

- A lull in snowfall is expected through much of the morning hours, before another quick round comes through later this afternoon and evening.

- A reinforcing push of Arctic air accompanies our snow chances, with dangerously cold wind chills expected for much our plains and the San Luis Valley.

- Warming back to at and above seasonal temperatures into the work week, with a few passing waves to bring small chances of light precipitation for the middle and end of the week.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/

Issued at 307 AM MST Sun Jan 25 2026

Today and Tonight..

Light snow continues to diminish from north to south early this morning, and dry conditions are expected to persist for all areas through around lunchtime. Early morning morning lows are near zero, and wind chills are in the double digits below zero. We do start to warm up today as northwest flow increases, which should help to pull our daytime highs into the twenties across both our plains and mountain valleys. A secondary wave moves in from the northwest later this afternoon, bringing cloud cover and snow chances back to our plains and most of the high country as well. Best chances for snow will be along our central mountains and the Palmer Divide late this afternoon, spreading south and eastwards through the evening. Snowfall totals look to be light for most areas, though a few heavier bands may be possible, especially along and north of the Highway 50 corridor. Generally two or inches or less can be expected from late this afternoon through midnight. This system will also drag a reinforcing round of arctic air with it, which will lead to another night of frigid temperatures and dangerously cold temperatures. Our Cold Weather Advisory for tonight has been expanded to include El Paso, Crowley, Otero, Bent, Prowers, Baca, and eastern Las Animas counties. All of our eastern plains should expect dangerous wind chills in the teens and twenties below zero, with actual air temperatures in the single digits below zero for most. The San Luis Valley has missed out on some earlier arctic temperatures, but will likely be the coldest post on our map tonight, with readings of around -8 to -10 degrees F and wind chills around -24 to -26. Wind chills this cold can cause frostbit on exposed skin in less than 30 minutes! Please remember to shelter pets tonight, and be sure to dress in layers if you must spend time outdoors.

LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/

Issued at 307 AM MST Sun Jan 25 2026

Latest model data continues to indicate moderate west to northwest flow aloft continuing across the Rockies throughout the upcoming work week, with upper level ridging in place across the West Coast, as occasional short waves continue to dig down the broad upper trough translating across the Central and into the Eastern Conus.

One wave, translating across the region through early Monday morning, will help to push out the cold air in place across plains as westerly flow develops through the day Monday. However, I did lower NBM temperatures a tad, following the cooler side of guidance, especially across the lower Arkansas River valley and San Luis Valley, with highs on Monday in the 30s and 40s across the plains, and mainly in the 20s and 30s across the higher terrain, under mostly sunny skies.

Other embedded waves moving across the Rockies Tuesday and again Thursday night and early Friday, will bring slight chances of precipitation to the mainly the Central Mtns on Tuesday, and Central Mtns into the southeast Plains Thursday night into Friday morning, along with slightly cooler temperatures both Tuesday and Friday, as compared to the above seasonal temperatures expected Wednesday and Thursday.

Upper level ridging looks to build into the Rockies through the weekend, with dry conditions and above seasonal temperatures expected into early next week.

AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY/

Issued at 1017 AM MST Sun Jan 25 2026

KALS: VFR expected through the rest of today, with increasing northwest flow. Winds will gust 20-25 knots or so this afternoon into early evening with increasing mid-level clouds. Cigs may dip towards high-MVFR for a few hours around 03Z before conditions improve into Monday.

KCOS: Some lingering mist and light snow will depart the area within the next few hours, though mid-level clouds will increase this afternoon into the evening. A front will move in from the north right around 00Z, bringing gusty NNE winds to 20-25 knots and a quick round of light to moderate snowfall. Vis and cigs will drop to MVFR for a few hours before conditions improve after about 07Z.

KPUB: VFR conditions through the afternoon with increasing mid-level clouds. A front will move in from the north between 23-02Z, bringing snow and briefly limited vis and cig in the MVFR range. Some mist/ground fog may linger with low clouds until Monday morning, with VFR returning thereafter.

PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

Cold Weather Advisory from 11 PM this evening to 8 AM MST Monday for COZ069>071-084-085-089-093>099.