Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Pueblo, CO
Issued by NWS Pueblo, CO
825 FLUS45 KPUB 201712 HWOPUB Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1112 AM MDT Fri Sep 20 2024 COZ058>089-093>099-211715- Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet- Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet- Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet- Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet- Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet- Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet- Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet- La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet- Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Feet-Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet- Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet- Alamosa Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet- Southern San Luis Valley- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet- Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet- Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet- Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet- Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet- Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet- Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County- Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet- Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet- Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet- Crowley County-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County- Eastern Las Animas County-Western Kiowa County- Eastern Kiowa County-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County- Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County-Springfield Vicinity/Baca County- 1112 AM MDT Fri Sep 20 2024 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east central...south central and southeast Colorado. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Dry, warm and breezy weather will prevail across most of the area today, leading to spotty critical fire weather conditions across portions of the I-25 Corridor this afternoon. Further east, there is the potential for a few showers and thunderstorms this afternoon across the far southeast plains. The main risks from storms will be gusty outflow winds up to 50 mph and lightning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible Saturday afternoon and evening across the San Luis Valley, southern mountains and the northern slopes of the Raton Mesa Region. Hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter and wind gusts up to 70 mph will be possible with the stronger storms, with the greatest risk across the San Luis Valley where instability may be highest. Widespread rain and snow will spread northward across the southeast plains Saturday night through Sunday morning with snow levels dropping to around 9000 feet for the mountains north of highway 50 by Sunday morning. Snowfall accumulations of up to 8 inches will be possible across the higher peaks of the Sawatch and Mosquito ranges as well as Pikes Peak, with most accumulations staying above 10000 feet. Showers and thunderstorms will return to the forecast for Monday and Tuesday as another disturbance moves across the region. Some additional light snow will be possible across the highest peaks during the overnight and early morning hours. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters will not be needed today or tonight. $$ RODRIGUEZ