textproduct: Pueblo

KEY MESSAGES

- Hot Today and Tomorrow and into early next week.

- Fire Weather concerns will be elevated over far eastern plains Today and Tomorrow, some DRY LIGHTNING will be possible Sunday evening over far eastern plains.

- A little bit less hot MON and TUE with increasing chances for showers, especially higher terrain.

- RAIN CHANCES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY STARTING MID WEEK AND LASTING INTO NEXT WEEKEND. HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/

Issued at 1202 AM MDT Sat Aug 8 2026

The main concern for the short term will be the heat. Heat Advisories are in effect for a good part of the plains as temps will be in the 90s to 100F in El Paso county and 100 to 108 across the remainder of the plains. 90 to 95 will prevail in the larger valleys.

Elevated fire weather concerns will be likely across the far eastern plains this afternoon as winds will be around 25 mph and RH will be around 15%

Any thunderstorm will be isolated and high based later this afternoon and early evening. I should note that we may see some isolated thunder with a lee trough over the plains, with the best chance from roughly KLHX to Kim. Local strong gusty winds will be possible with any storm later today.

LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/

Issued at 1202 AM MDT Sat Aug 8 2026

Sunday...will be identical to Saturday although it may be a degree hotter over the plains. Additionally, there will be a slightly better chance of convective showers over the mtns and they may produce some locally wetting rains, especially over the CONTDVD region. Also, the lee trough may be more pronounced on Sunday over the plains and we may see a few more thunderstorms over the plains and DRY LIGHTNING may be more of a concern. Elevated fire weather concerns will also be possible over the far eastern plains on Sunday.

Monday and Tuesday, Continued hot on the plains, but we will see a better chance of showers and storm over the high country. There will be more clouds so it will be somewhat cooler over the higher terrain. POPs on the plains will also increase a bit and we should see more clouds plains.

From Wednesday onwards, the monsoon moves in with authority! NBM viewer for many points across our region show high pops and accumulated rainfall is 1 to 2+ inches from mid week into next weekend. Temperatures are also much cooler, even reaching below normal by later in the week. Although the cooler temperatures and rain will be much welcomed, flash flooding issues for the burn scars and urban areas mill likely become a concern.

Folks who live in the Aspen Acres burn scar area are strongly encouraged to maintain a vigilant watch of weather forecasts starting early this upcoming week, as we could once again see multiple days of monsoonal heavy rains on the burn scar starting around mid week this upcoming week and lasting into next weekend. \/Hodanish

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY/

Issued at 509 AM MDT Sat Aug 8 2026

VFR conditions at all three terminals (KALS, KCOS, KPUB) through the next 24 hours. Increasing mid and high clouds are expected this afternoon and evening, clearing after 08z/Sun. There could be a few thunderstorms across the Pikes Peak region this afternoon, with gusty outflow winds impacting KCOS.

PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

Heat Advisory from noon today to 8 PM MDT this evening for COZ083>086-089-093-097-098. Heat Advisory from noon to 8 PM MDT Sunday for COZ083>086-089- 093-097-098.