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FXUS65 KPUB 020616
AFDPUB

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1216 AM MDT Fri Oct 2 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Quiet, dry pattern next 7+ days

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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
Issued at 1215 AM MDT Fri Oct 2 2026

Currently, the storm which brought much needed rain (and very high
elevation snow) to the region is well east of the forecast area
early this morning. Skies were predominantly clear over the region,
with some patchy clouds over the far southeast plains. In addition,
some low clouds were noted over southern Teller county.

The main concern in the immediate short term will be the potential
for low clouds and fog to develop over parts of the region as dwpts
remain rather high, and with favorable radiational cooling, the low
levels will likely saturate. Greatest potential for low clouds will
be along parts of the I-25 corridor, with best fog potential over
parts of El paso county, especially the northern part of the valley
as an east-southeast wind is still ongoing over this region.

For today, it will be another cool day as max temps are expected to
get into the upper 60s to low 70s across the plains with 60s in the
valleys. It will be dry today region-wide.

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.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
Issued at 1215 AM MDT Fri Oct 2 2026

Overall CONUS pattern during the next 7 days will be nearly dry over
all of the region as mainly zonal flow will dominate, with the jet
remaining to our north. One glancing blow will occur late Saturday,
with will cool temps down a few degrees but not much in the way of
any precip is anticipated. The rest of the week max temps will
generally be in the low 80s across the region with upper 60s over
the valleys.

With the flow aloft relatively weak, and with all of the precip that
occurred over a good part of the region the last couple of days, no
fire weather concerns are anticipated.

Looking at the long term guidance, the next chance of any widespread
precip appears to occur after next weekend.

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.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY/...
Issued at 1051 PM MDT Thu Oct 1 2026

KCOS, KPUB, and KALS: VFR conditions are expected for a majority of
this TAF period. However, IFR to LIFR conditions may develop
overnight as fog materializes around the TAF sites, which would
bring lowered visibility and ceiling heights. Beyond that, dry
conditions and mostly clear skies are expected through this TAF
period.

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.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Frost Advisory until 8 AM MDT this morning for COZ069>071.

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SHORT TERM...HODANISH
LONG TERM...HODANISH/MW
AVIATION...SIMCOE