textproduct: Pueblo

KEY MESSAGES

- Dry, sunny, and generally quiet weather is expected over the weekend, with near normal temperatures for both today and tomorrow.

- Off and on chances for rain, snow, and thunderstorms are expected next week, with higher chances moving in through the second half of the week.

- Critical fire weather conditions may be possible for our southern and southeastern plains on Sunday and Monday, with higher chances for widespread fire danger on Wednesday.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/

Issued at 1223 AM MDT Sat Apr 4 2026

We remain in northwest flow aloft today behind yesterday's departing system, with ridging building to our west. Daytime highs look to be just a few degrees warmer than yesterday, which is finally very near normal for us for this time of year. The Pikes Peak region and our mountain valleys should keep highs in the upper 50s and low 60s, with middle and upper 60s for the rest of the plains. Sky conditions will be mostly clear. Winds will be fairly light for most areas, though our gap flows could be a bit breezy this afternoon. Humidity values will also be on the lower end, which may lead to brief and very spotty elevated fire weather conditions in eastern Fremont and western Pueblo counties, where gap flow may bring in a few gusts near 25 mph. Overall, widespread and long-lived fire weather concerns are not expected today. Precipitation is also not expected for any areas. Overnight lows look to dip back down into the seasonal normal range as well, with most of our plains cooling into the 30s, and mountain valleys cooling into the teens and 20s.

LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/

Issued at 1223 AM MDT Sat Apr 4 2026

Sunday and Monday..

Ridging pushes closer on Sunday, eventually decaying and flattening out overhead by Monday. We remain dry for all areas on Sunday, with mostly clear skies and continued dry humidity values. This may lead to a few hours of critical fire weather conditions on our far southern plains, where southerly winds may occasionally gust to 25 mph. At this point, critical thresholds do not look to be widespread or long-lived enough to warrant highlights, but Las Animas ans Baca counties may end up needing a Fire Weather Watch if winds trend any stronger for Sunday afternoon. High temperatures look to be a few degrees warmer on Sunday, with most of our plains warming into the 70s, and 60s for our mountain valleys and the Pikes Peak region. Monday we warm up a few degrees more as zonal flow and downsloping develop over the region. This will mean highs into the middle and upper 70s for our plains, with upper 60s for the Pikes Peak region and our mountain valleys. Humidity values remain low on Monday as well over the plains. Gusty southwest winds could end up warranting fire weather highlights on our southeast plains on Monday as well. Models also bring a weak wave across the area Monday into Tuesday, which looks to bring at least scattered pops to the high country Monday afternoon into Monday night. Moisture content appears fairly low with the Monday wave.

Tuesday and Wednesday..

Models bring a wave across late Tuesday, which looks like it may bring increased pops and higher moisture content than the Monday event, and may spread rain and thunderstorm chances into the plains as well. Temperatures look to remain generally in the 60s and 70s on Tuesday. We warm up and dry out on Wednesday, which looks to be the most likely day for critical fire weather conditions, especially for the San Luis Vally and the I-25 corridor. Models are hinting at temperatures soaring back into the 70s for mountain valleys and middle to upper 80s on the plains.

Thursday Onwards..

Models hint at another quick wave and more precip chances around Thursday, which also looks to cool us back down closer to normal for temperatures around Thursday as well. Ensemble guidance still brings a low onshore over southern California in the late-week timeframe, though the details of how this incoming system might progress remain foggy at best. GEFS members bring an open wave across Colorado by late Saturday, which keeps a stout southwest moisture plume and decent precip chances over us for about two days.

AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/

Issued at 1115 AM MDT Sat Apr 4 2026

VFR conditions with generally light diurnal wind regimes are expected at COS, PUB and ALS over the next 24 hours, as upper level ridging builds across the region.

PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.