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KEY MESSAGES

- Warm today then temperatures get knocked down a few degrees eastern areas for Wednesday behind a cold front

- Another warm up for Thursday with a stronger but now dry cold front expected for Friday.

- Continued cool especially eastern areas for Sat then another gradual warmup with continued dry conditions.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/

Issued at 225 AM MST Tue Jan 13 2026

One more warm day today with high cloudiness spilling in from the north ahead of the upper jet dropping through the central plains this afternoon and tonight. Still monitoring conditions closely across the San Luis Valley this morning for potential patchy ground fog development. With T/Td spreads only 1 degree apart, it seems more probable this morning than yesterday. However airmass is deeply dry aloft with some light northerly winds off the surface which could mix boundary layer saturation out we continue to cool this morning. If it occurs, suspect it will be patchy and right along the Rio Grande River. Otherwise, temperatures should warm nicely today, with another good snowmelt day across the lower elevations. Where snow has melted out, high temperatures will top out in the 60s across the plains with mainly 50s elsewhere. High valleys will warm into the 40s and 50s today with 20s and 30s across the mountains.

Energy dropping through the central plains will send a mainly dry cold front through the plains. Only place that could see a few hours of light precipitation late tonight will be along the Palmer Divide where a few flurries will be possible. Otherwise, a mix of low to mid level clouds will be the extent of impacts across the southeast plains. Winds will be gusty at times, with gusts up to 30 mph at times behind the front. Mixing should keep low temperatures on the warmer side tonight across the plains where lows will drop in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Coldest readings will be in the higher valleys with some single digits and teens though high cloudiness should help keep temperatures a few degrees warmer than the past few nights for these areas.

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/

Issued at 225 AM MST Tue Jan 13 2026

Little to no accumulation is expected from passing flurries/-SN across the Palmer Divide Wednesday morning. Temperatures behind the front on Wed will be cooler across eastern areas with highs in the upper 40s and lower 50s. Winds will be gusty from the north across the plains, especially in the morning. Otherwise, temperatures out west will be little changed from the previous day with highs in the 40s and 50s for the valleys and 20s and 30s for the higher mountains.

Temperatures rebound some for Thursday ahead of another impulse digging down the eastern side of the western U.S. upper ridge. This will send a stronger cold front through the area, chilling temperatures down for Friday and Saturday, especially for the eastern plains. Models have continued to trend of keeping the core of colder air farther east, and the front dry as it moves through the plains. This will mean highs in the 40s across the southeast plains for both days with a smaller cool down for the mountains and valleys. Temperatures rebound again for Sunday into early next week as flow aloft becomes more northwesterly as the western U.S. upper ridge expands back eastward. -KT

AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY/

Issued at 1007 AM MST Tue Jan 13 2026

KALS...VFR conditions through the next 24 hours with light winds and high level cloud cover.

KCOS and KPUB...VFR conditions through much of the period at both sites. A cold front will arrive by mid to late afternoon, with winds becoming northerly. Gusts at KCOS will likely approach 20-25 kts into this evening. Low stratus is likely to develop overnight into Wednesday morning with CIGS running around 5 kft. Mozley

PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.