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KEY MESSAGES

- Some light snow over the northern tier of the fcst area this morning

- Possible fire wx concerns mtns/plains interface Tuesday.

- Trending much colder late week with a chance of some precip all areas FRI-SAT

SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/

Issued at 250 AM MST Mon Jan 19 2026

Currently...

At 1 AM, a ~100 mile wide band of light snow extended NW-SE across mainly north central CO into east central CO. Per radar, some of the bands were showing moderate snow at times. Perusing CDOT webcams, the snow was turning the ground white but accums did not look all that much, maybe an inch or so in some locations. This band was just starting to touch our fcst area as some flakes were likely occurring in far NE El Paso county and over far northeast Kiowa county.

Temps early this morning were chilly, with readings mainly in the upper 20s across most of the plains and around 20 in the larger valleys. mtns were in the tens.

Now through around midday....

Band of snow will push slowly south as the band moves generally off to the southeast. It appears the brunt of the activity is generally gong to remain north of a line from Colorado Spring to north of La Junta to east central Prowers county. The overall "big winners" with this event (and inch or so) will far northeast El Paso county and northeast Kiowa county. I believe most of the area that gets snow will just have the ground turn white. Fortunately, winds will be light with this event so the overall commute should mot be overly impacted by this event. Most if not all of the activity should be over with by noontime, with skies quickly clearing out.

Max temps today will quite a bit cooler than yesterdays highs, with readings mainly in the 30s to around 40 over the plains. San Luis valley will see the warmest temps today, with readings in the L40s. Mtns will be in the 10s and 20s. . For tonight, Clear and Cold. Expect mins in the tens most of the pains with some 20s mtns/plains interface. Valleys will be in the single digits to L10s. Mtns will be negative single digits to positive single digits.

LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/

Issued at 250 AM MST Mon Jan 19 2026

Tuesday, a quick warm up is anticipated and fire weather conditions will become an issue as winds will pick up along the mtns/plains interface and min RH values are progged to get into the single digits. Fire WX hilites may be needed these areas, especially if these areas do not see any snow today.

For Wednesday, it will be similar to Tuesday, but winds will be a bit less and RH values will be a bit higher, but still we may see some spotty fire weather issues along the mtn/plains interface on this day.

Thursday, the beginning of a potential SIGNIFICANT cold snap will start to be felt as guidance is indicating arctic boundary pushing into the region during the mid/late day period over the plains. It should remain dry across the entire fcst area during this day.

Friday...Max temps are now NOT forecasted to get above freezing across all of the plains. DESI guidance is still showing a rather large range in the max temps fcst, but most members are favoring a colder solution. RH values through the column are also noticeably higher and some low end pops are now being fcst over the lower elevations. Deterministic solutions are showing a large 1050 mb Arctic airmass pushing across the north central states with solid upslope flow over the High Plains. Confidence is increasing Friday into Saturday will be quite cold and cloud with upslope precip over the plains. POPs for the Plains are now in the 20-40% range with higher amounts mtns for the FRI into SAT time period.

For Sunday into Monday, dry with temps warming back up into the 40s and 50s. Another arctic intrusion could occur mid week next week if the EC deterministic guidance verifies. \/Hodanish

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z TUESDAY/

Issued at 425 AM MST Mon Jan 19 2026

KALS...

VFR next 24 hours with light winds.

KCOS...

Some light snow first few hours of fcst then clearing. Snow accumulations around a trace expected. Mainly MVFR conditions during snowfall. Clearing prior to 18 UTC today, then VFR.

KPUB...

Could see some snow showers first 3-4 hours of taf fcst then clearing. A period of MVFR possible mainly due to lower cigs. Then VFR this afternoon through the remainder of the fcst period.

PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.