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KEY MESSAGES

- Hot late today with readings in the 100s most areas

- Cool front pushes through this evening with breezy/windy conditions during the overnight hours.

- Noticeably cooler Tuesday, gradually warming up through later this week

- Best chance of some precip Tuesday; mainly along/over the mtns/plains interface.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/

Issued at 1005 PM MDT Sun Aug 2 2026

Today...

HOT. Records will likely be tied or broken today at the 3 primary sites.

COS is fcst to hit 98, record is 99. PUB is fcst to hit 105, record is 103. ALS is fcst to hit 92, record is 91.

Winds are fcst to be relatively light during the daylight hours, so critical fire weather conditions are not anticipated.

As for any precip today, if any storms get going (not likely), they will be high based and could cause some locally breezy/windy conditions. Best chance would be over the higher elevations of the Pikes Peak region.

For this evening into tonight...

A rather strong cool front will cross the region. Front will push across the Palmer Divide around 8-9 pm this evening pushing into New Mexico during the overnight hours of early Tuesday morning. There will be a slightly better chance of isolated thunderstorms along the mtns/plains interface later this evening, with scattered storms over the greater Kiowa county region later tonight.

Could get rather windy tonight during the overnight hours, with gusts to 50 mph possible, especially over eastern El Paso county and northern Pueblo county.

LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/

Issued at 1005 PM MDT Sun Aug 2 2026

Tuesday...

This will be the coolest and best chance for some precip over parts of the region. It will be noticeably cooler on this day, and the plains may not hit above 90 on this day. Northern El Paso county may see highs only in the U70s, with 80s over nearly the rest of the plains. The San Luis valley will not see any of the cooler air, and max temps around 90F are expected.

There will be a chance (scattered) of thunderstorms over the mtns/plains interface, especially east of the Sangre De Cristo mtns during the afternoon extending eastward to the vicinity of the I-25 corridor. The remainder of the region will likely remain dry.

THere will be a non-zero chance of some locally heavy rain over the Aspen Acres burn scar during Tuesday afternoon.

Wednesday, temps will warm up to around seasonable values on this day. with mainly isolated storms possible region-wide (overall best chance will be down along the NM border region).

Getting hot once again for Thursday. M90s most of plains with around 90F San Luis Valley. Isolated pops mainly over the plains down along the NM border.

Friday, U90s to 100F return to the plains with L90s San Luis valley. Likely will be dry all areas.

Weekend...

100s plains and L90s SLV, dry all mainly areas.

Guidance hints at the monsoon returning starting early next week \/Hodanish

AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY/

Issued at 958 PM MDT Sun Aug 2 2026

VFR conditions expected at COS, PUB and ALS over the next 24 hours. Flow aloft becomes westerly through the day tomorrow, bringing a better chance of mtn convection pushing east across the immediate adjacent plains, and have added prob30 groups after 21Z for gusty outflows at the terminals.

Generally light diurnal winds overnight become breezy south to southwest at the terminals aft 18Z. Winds at COS and PUB become gusty north to northeast aft 02Z, as a cold front is expected to push across the plains.

PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

Heat Advisory from 9 AM to 8 PM MDT Monday for COZ069>071- 083>086-093-096>098.