Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Pueblo, CO
Issued by NWS Pueblo, CO
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706 FXUS65 KPUB 022121 AFDPUB Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pueblo CO 221 PM MST Sun Nov 2 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Quiet weather prevails for south central and southeastern Colorado tonight and tomorrow. - Continued warm and dry through the extended period. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/... Issued at 220 PM MST Sun Nov 2 2025 Tonight: For Sunday night, quiet weather is expected for south central and southeastern Colorado. Ridging will be in place over the area, bringing increased subsidence. With the ridge in place, and no strong flow, dry conditions are anticipated for overnight. The only "major" weather feature will be a weak cold front pushing southward late this evening from behind troughing far to the northeast. This front will bring a brief and small uptick in winds this evening to around 10 mph, but otherwise, fairly light and variable winds less than that are expected. Beyond all that, mostly clear skies and mild temperatures are anticipated for the region. Looking at temperatures, despite the cold front, the bigger push of cold won`t arrive until early tomorrow morning, so much of the area will stay above seasonal values. Given that, the plains will fall into the mid 30s to low 40s, and the valleys and mountains into the mid 20s to mid 30s, and Tomorrow: Monday bring another quiet weather day to south central and southeastern Colorado. While ridging will overall remain in place, a minor shortwave will start to approach the region. With only weak forcing from the approaching shortwave, only an increase in mid to high level clouds is anticipated in response to the wave, with dry conditions prevailing. As for winds, they will continue to remain relatively light around 10 mph, though will be a bit breezier along the mountains given the slight uptick in flow from the approaching shortwave, with winds around 20-25 mph. Otherwise, mid to high level clouds will increase throughout the day, with near to above seasonal temperatures. The plains will hover around seasonal values thanks to the cold front passage, with highs in the mid 50s to mid 60s. The valleys and mountains will be slightly above seasonal values, with the valleys in the 60s, and the mountains in the 40s to low 50s. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... Issued at 223 AM MST Sun Nov 2 2025 No changes to the long term, with continued good model and ensemble agreement. Monday night through Wednesday...the upper shortwave will continue to track northeast Monday night, with cloud cover dissipating by morning. A return to flat westerly flow is forecast across Colorado on Tuesday. Enhanced mixing will help boost temperatures back through the 70s to near 80 across the Plains. Elevated fire weather conditions are likely along the I-25 corridor in gap wind prone areas Tuesday afternoon. A weak frontal boundary will back westward across the Plains Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Afternoon highs Wednesday look to be about 10 degrees cooler than those seen on Tuesday, but still in the mid to upper 60s across the Plains. Thursday through Sunday...two upper waves are forecast to drop southeast from the Northern Rockies into the Missouri Valley, one Thursday and a second on Saturday. Both of these systems look to track north of Colorado and have limited impacts across the region. Model guidance continues to limit precipitation chances across the Central Mountains, with very low pops (around 10 percent) on Thursday, and again on Saturday. QPF amounts would support a dusting of snow north of Cottonwood Pass, at best with each system. Winds could be gusty both days across the Plains, and model guidance continues to back off on how widespread elevated fire weather conditions may be. Overall, gap wind prone areas along the I-25 corridor have the best opportunity at elevated fire weather conditions. Temperatures look to remain warm Thursday and Friday with mostly 60s and 70s for the lower elevations. A cold front may knock a few degrees from highs on Saturday and Sunday. Mozley && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY/... Issued at 1022 AM MST Sun Nov 2 2025 KCOS, KPUB, and KALS: VFR conditions are expected over the next 24 hours. Other than a brief uptick in winds this evening for KCOS and KPUB as a weak front pushes southward, light winds are anticipated at all three TAF sites. Otherwise, dry conditions with mostly clear skies are expected, though with an increase in high level clouds tomorrow morning. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...SIMCOE LONG TERM...MOZLEY AVIATION...SIMCOE