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KEY MESSAGES

- Early morning showers dry out by late morning today, with dry conditions thereafter.

- Warmer and drier conditions return for the first part of next week.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/

Issued at 1247 AM MST Thu Nov 5 2026

Today - Tonight: Active weather is expected early for Thursday, with quiet weather then prevailing for much of the day. A compact wave will be pushing/exiting to the southeast early in the day. While this feature will be pushing out through the morning, forcing associated with it will help support scattered rain showers across the plains early in the day. With that said, these showers will dissipate generally from northwest to southeast through the morning hours, with dry conditions expected by late morning. Behind this wave, shortwave ridging and increased subsidence is expected to develop. With this in place, dry conditions will then prevail through the rest of today and through tonight. Outside of all of that, partly to mostly cloudy skies early will give way to mostly clear skies during the afternoon hours, with winds remaining relatively light, around 10-15 mph. As for temperatures, a cool day is anticipated, with near to slightly below temperatures. For highs, the plains will be in the 50s, the valleys in the upper 40s to 50s, and the mountains in the low 30s to mid 40s. For lows, the plains will be the in the 30s, the valleys in the 20s, and the mountains in the upper 10s to 20s.

LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/

Issued at 1247 AM MST Thu Nov 5 2026

Friday: For the end of the week, another brief period of active weather is expected for south central and southeastern Colorado. A broad and open wave will again push southeastward over the region through Friday. While forcing won't be overly strong with this wave, support from it, and a slight uptick in orographics, will help to support isolated to scattered shower develop along the mountains through the day. Snow levels will hover around 8,700ft, with snow above this and mostly rain below it. Any snow that falls along the higher terrain will be fairly minimal, around 1-1.5 inches or less. With that all said, any showers present are expected to dissipate overnight Friday as the wave weakens and pushes further to southeast. Beyond all of that, skies will be partly to mostly cloudy through much of the day, with mostly clear skies returning by Saturday morning. Temperatures for Friday will warm just a tad, with much of the area hovering around near seasonal values.

Saturday - Wednesday: For the rest of the long term period, quiet weather makes a return to south central and southeastern Colorado. Overall, ridging will build across the region, bringing increased descent and drier air. With this pattern in place, dry conditions are anticipated for the region. While there are some hints of weak waves being embedded within the flow, confidence remains very low (10-20%) on any influence from these features at this time. Outside of that, mostly clear to partly cloudy skies with relatively light winds can be expected. Looking at temperatures, a warming trend is anticipated, with much of the area warming to above seasonal values.

AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY/

Issued at 1051 PM MST Wed Nov 4 2026

KALS: MVFR clouds are expected overnight and into Thursday morning, with VFR and light winds expected the rest of the forecast period.

KCOS and KPUB: Passing rain and snow showers will be possible at both terminals into the morning, with MVFR to IFR cigs possible along with brief periods of reduced vis. Once showers depart, after 10-12Z, VFR conditions will return the rest of this forecast period.

PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

Winter Weather Advisory until 5 AM MST early this morning for COZ058>061-063-082.