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KEY MESSAGES

- Snow dwindles this morning, leaving us with a cool and dry day today.

- Dry conditions expected through Monday of next week.

- Unsettled weather starts to makes a return Tuesday.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/

Issued at 302 AM MST Wed Feb 4 2026

Currently...

A few snow showers linger over portions of our area early this morning, forced through a combination of instability, localized upsloping (onto the Palmer and Raton), and enhanced lift from a passing jet maximum aloft. As we move further into the morning hours, snow should continue pushing south and east, dissipating within the next few hours.

Today and Tonight...

Cooler today, with a post-frontal airmass in place. Looking aloft, a broad area of high pressure will continue building in from the west, which will lead to more drying and lighter surface winds. High temperatures today will generally be in the high-40s to low-50s across the area, though clearing skies may allow us to warm a few more degrees in some places. Winds over the plains will remain out of the north, and a few gusts are expected to last throughout the afternoon over our southeast counties.

Tonight, mostly clear skies and fairly light winds will allow us to cool off. Overnight lows will be in the 20s over the eastern plains, and in the teens for most of the mountain valleys. Some areas right along the mountains/plains interface will experience downsloping westerlies, keeping temperatures near or just above freezing.

LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/

Issued at 302 AM MST Wed Feb 4 2026

Thursday: For Thursday, quiet weather is expected for south central and southeastern Colorado. A ridge of high pressure will build across the area, bringing increased subsidence. Despite modest moisture in place, given the lack of forcing, dry conditions are expected or the region. Otherwise, mostly clear skies and breezy winds are anticipated. As for temperatures, a warm and well above seasonal day is expected for south central and southeastern Colorado with the ridging in place.

Thursday Night - Tuesday. Through much of the rest of the long term period, relatively quiet weather remains for south central and southeastern Colorado, though with a pattern break likely early next week. Broader ridging will remain in place through Monday, keeping descent, and therefore dry conditions, in place. With that said, a cut-off low will develop to the southwest of the area during the weekend period. While uncertainty exist in how much this feature will influence the area, confidence is medium-high (50-60%) in this feature staying to the southwest and south of the area given good agreement between ensemble model guidance. This means minimal influence from this feature, though it may glance by the area enough Saturday to bring isolated light mountain snow showers. Then as alluded to, during the Tuesday timeframe, a pattern break is likely as the ridge breaks down and more troughing develops, bringing increased precipitation chances to south central and southeastern Colorado, especially along the mountains. Beyond all of that, mostly clear to partly cloud skies are expected, with increasing clouds Tuesday, with relatively light winds through Monday, and increasing winds also Tuesday. Looking at temperatures, the above seasonal values trend continues through Monday, with a slight cool down returning Tuesday as the more unsettled pattern arrives.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z THURSDAY/

Issued at 302 AM MST Wed Feb 4 2026

KALS: VFR conditions and light winds are expected through the next 24 hours.

KCOS and KPUB: Breezy north winds will linger into mid-late morning, with clouds on the cusp of MVFR. By around midday, VFR conditions and diurnal wind patterns will return through the rest of this forecast period.

PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.