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KEY MESSAGES

- Today is the last day for warmer temperatures until around the middle of next week!

- Arctic air arrives tomorrow and remains through Monday. A couple round of snow will accompany it as well, though forecast totals continue to decrease as the system approaches.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/

Issued at 303 AM MST Fri Nov 28 2025

Currently..

We're in mainly westerly flow aloft as our incoming trough begins to dig down from the Pacific Northwest as is evident on satellite imagery. Lots of middle and upper-level cloud cover over the area early this morning, with temperatures in the 20s for most locations. Dewpoints are ranging from teens at Leadville to low 30s at Springfield with the majority of other locations in the 20s.

Today and Tonight..

This will be our last warm day for the next several, so may want to get outside if you prefer warmer temperatures for that sort of thing! Daytime highs look to climb well into the 50s across our plains, with some low to mid 60s across portions of the southern I- 25 corridor from around Pueblo southwards. Middle and upper-level cloud cover looks to persist. Our plains will see mainly lighter winds throughout the day, but the central mountains are already starting to get gusty, and will likely see winds gusting to 40 mph or so by this evening. Snow chances also begin by this evening for our central mountains, as this next system makes its way into northern Colorado through the overnight hours. Snow and blowing snow will likely lead to hazardous road conditions for the central mountains for all of tonight and much of tomorrow. New snow accumulations will be generally 3 to 5 inches or so at most for our western and northern facing slopes of the central mountains.

LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/

Issued at 303 AM MST Fri Nov 28 2025

Tomorrow..

Models drop an arctic front associated with this system across the plains through the early morning hours of our Saturday. With this front, we may see a dusting of new snow along the Palmer Divide, though impactful accumulations are not expected on the El Paso County side of the Divide at this time. Higher snowfall totals are expected over northern Colorado with this system, so please see the Boulder and Grand Junction AFDs if you have travel considerations up north this weekend. The main impacts with this cold front will be the sharp turn in temperatures, and the northerly wind gusts which are likely to approach 45 mph at times on Saturday, especially for El Paso, Kiowa, Bent, Prowers, and Baca Counties, where gusts are expected to strongest. Daytime highs behind this first front are expected to remain in the 30s across the entire plains, with low 30s for areas along and north of Highway 50s, and mid to upper 30s south of Highway 50. The warmest spot on our map will be the San Luis Valley, which will not see the cold air intrusion as quickly, and still looks to warm into the mid 40s. Snow comes to an end by mid afternoon over the central mountains.

Saturday Night Through Monday.

Our coldest night of the season so far is expected for Saturday night, with single digits likely over our far eastern plains, and low teens expected elsewhere on the plains and for mountain valleys. Our temperatures stay even colder on Sunday for our second day of post-frontal air, as another reinforcing push of arctic air arrives with a secondary trough pushing through later on Sunday. Daytime highs look to stay in the 20s and 30 on Sunday, and this Arctic push looks to bring slight better snow chances along with it, however, the system is still moisture starved and very quick moving. Snow looks to begin over the central mountains on Sunday afternoon, spreading across the high country through Sunday evening. All of our mountain ranges have decent chances at picking up 1-2 inches of or so of new snow, and our plains even have a solid chances at a dusting, especially near the mountains, but the system will be out of here quickly and the snow will be lower in water content given the source region. Meaningful moisture is not expected on the plains, though our first wake up with fresh snowfall on the ground will certainly be possible for Monday morning, especially near the mountains, and for the Palmer and the Raton. Highest totals with the Sunday night event look to be once again over the western and northern slopes of the central mountains, where 3 to 5 inches will be possible, and also over the San Juans, where similar amounts are forecast. Though the snow is exciting, the temperatures will be noticeable and potentially more impactful to most. Highs look to remain in the 30s once again on Monday, with overnight lows dipping back down in to the teens and single digits again on Monday night.

Tuesday Onwards..

Models push the arctic air out by Tuesday, warming most areas back up into the 40s, and back into near normal ranges by Wednesday. Our pattern looks to remain unsettled through next week though, and current trends point towards more chances for snow, especially for the high country, by mid-week.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY/

Issued at 303 AM MST Fri Nov 28 2025

VFR conditions are expected at all three TAF sites, KCOS, KPUB, and KALS, for the next 24 hours. Diurnally driven winds and scattered middle and upper-level cloud decks will prevail through most of the TAF period. A cold front arrives very late in the TAF period, bringing gusty northerly winds to KCOS and KPUB.

PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.