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KEY MESSAGES

- Mainly dry through mid day Monday with very warm temperatures.

- Significant cool off with much better chance of precip Tuesday onward.

- Burn scar flooding threat will be on the increase Tuesday into late week.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/

Issued at 1242 PM MDT Sat Sep 12 2026

For the rest of today, mainly sunny most of plains with partly to mostly cloudy skies higher terrain. Isolated showers will be possible over the higher terrain and over northern El Paso county this afternoon and early evening. Temperatures will be about 4 to 8 degrees cooler today than yesterday.

Tomorrow, temperatures will once again be on the rebound, as 90s will return to nearly all of the plains, with the hottest weather (upper 90s) possible over far southeast Colorado. 80s are expected in the valleys. Showers will mainly remain isolated across the higher terrain, although we may see a bit of an uptick as compared to today. We may also see some isolated showers over the plains along a surface trough that will extend across east Las Animas count into Prowers county.

LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/

Issued at 1242 PM MDT Sat Sep 12 2026

For tomorrow night, a slug of moisture will move across western Colorado. This will impact mainly the western slope tomorrow night and this area will see a good chance of showers and storms. Some of these showers will push out into the Sangre De Cristo mtns. It should remain dry over the plains tomorrow night.

For Monday, major weather changes begin to occur. It will likely remain showers over the divide throughout the entire day. These showers will then push eastward over the remainder of the mtns and valleys during the afternoon. Additionally during the afternoon time period, showers are expected to develop over the plains along a trough that will continue to be located from roughly the Kim to south of Lamar region.

BY late Monday afternoon, a rather strong cold front will begin to enter the area from the north and push across the region during the evening hours. This front marks the leading edge of cooler air that will move into the region Monday night. Shower may last over the plains during the evening hours.

Tuesday, much cooler weather is expected to prevail with mid 70s to lower 80s over the plains for max temps. Tuesday may be one of those days that it may be too stable for precip to occur over the plains during the day, but showers and thunderstorms will be widespread during the day across the mountains and valleys, with the heaviest precip likely occuring along the mountains/plains interface as moist upslope flow combines with the monsoon flow to bring a favorable pattern for heavy rain. Likewise, the chance for burn scar flooding over the Aspen Acres burn scar will be on the increase during this period.

For Tuesday evening, scattered to likely showers and storms are expected region-wide, with the activity continuing into the late night hours over the far eastern plains.

Wednesday will be a bit warmer, but scattered to numerous shower and storms are expected over the region during the afternoon and evening hours.

Another reinforcing cool front will move into the region Wednesday night, and this will help continue the chance of showers and storms over the region into Thursday. Showers are forecast to be less numerous for Friday. \/Hodanish

AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/

Issued at 1141 AM MDT Sat Sep 12 2026

VFR conditions are anticipated during the next 24 hours at all 3 taf sites, KPUB, KALS and KCOS. Surface Winds will be diurnally driven.

PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.