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KEY MESSAGES

- Warm and breezy conditions are expected for most locations today, with light but wind driven snow through the higher peaks of the central mountains.

- Strong winds are expected across the higher terrain through Tuesday, with wind gusts up to around 60 mph expected.

- Dry and mild temperatures expected through much of the long term period.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/

Issued at 232 AM MST Mon Dec 8 2025

Currently..

Northwest flow continues over the region with cool and dry air in place. Most locations are reporting temperatures in the 20s on the plains with dew points in the teens. In the high country, temps are in the teens with dews in the single digits. Winds are mainly northwesterly. A few mountain passes are gusty this morning, though gusts are around 30 mph or less.

Today..

Very light snow will be possible this morning over the highest peaks of the central mountains, especially along northern and western facing slopes. Accumulations will be light, but gusty winds may lead to low visibilities at times. Northwest flow aloft continues today, leading to warmer than normal temperatures on our plains, and breezy winds for some locations. Daytime highs look to warm into the middle and upper 30s for mountain valleys, with upper 40s to upper 50s for our plains. Skies will be mostly clear on the plains, with some cloud cover possible over the high country. Breezy westerly and northwesterly winds are likely over the central mountains, with gusts to 35 mph expected. This will lead to blowing snow through much of the day, even though new snow will come to an end by lunchtime or so. Westerly and northwesterly gusts to 25 mph will be likely over much of the high country today and into this evening. Overnight lows will be a few degrees warmer than normal thanks to increased mixing and downsloping winds. Most plains locations look to stay in the 20s tonight, with single digits above zero for our mountain valleys.

LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/

Issued at 232 AM MST Mon Dec 8 2025

Tuesday: For Tuesday, relatively quiet weather is anticipated for south central and southeastern Colorado, though with windy conditions for many. Northwesterly flow will be in place over the region, and given the lack of any major forcing, dry conditions are expected. The exception to this may be an isolated snow shower or two along the central mountains where orographic forcing will be ongoing. Beyond that though, as alluded to, it will be fairly breezy areawide. Weak mountain wave dynamics are anticipated to be in place, allowing for strong winds up to around 60 mph to develop along the leeward side of many of the major mountain ranges, particularly the Sawatch, Sangre de Cristo, and Rampart Mountains. While stronger winds will be possible along the mountains, confidence in that is low (20%) at this time, as model guidance keeps stronger flow north of the area, and the wind orientation, northwesterly, doesn't usually favor intense downslope windstorms. Outside of that, gusty winds up to 40-50 mph are expected in the prominent gap flow areas of La Veta Pass and through the Arkansas River Valley from Fremont County into Pueblo County, with gusts of 20-25 mph elsewhere. Otherwise, mild temperatures and partly cloudy skies are anticipated for the area. Looking at temperatures, much of the region will warm to above seasonal values thanks to the downsloping winds, with 50s to 60s for the plains, 40s for the valleys, and 30s to 40s for the mountains.

Tuesday Night - Sunday: For the rest of the long term period, quiet weather prevails for south central and southeastern Colorado. Northwesterly will remain in place over the region, and given the lack of major forcing, dry conditions are expected to persist. Confidence in this pattern is high (80%) given strong agreement between ensemble model guidance. Like Tuesday though, an isolated snow shower can't be ruled out along the central mountains where orographic forcing will be greatest. Otherwise, breezy conditions will continue, especially along the mountains, with pockets of mid to high level clouds expected through this period. As for temperatures, above seasonal temperatures are anticipated to continue given downsloping winds. With that said though, there may be backdoor cold fronts that push across the area during this timeframe, which would drop temperatures, especially across the plains.

AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY/

Issued at 232 AM MST Mon Dec 8 2025

VFR conditions are expected at all three TAF sites, KCOS, KPUB, and KALS, through the next 24 hours. Winds will be diurnally driven through the beginning of the TAF period, but will become more westerly through the afternoon hours, especially at KPUB. Scattered to broken middle and upper-level cloud cover will be possible off and on throughout the forecast period at all three stations.

PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.