Colorado Springs, Colorado 7 Day Weather Forecast

Wx Forecast - Wx Discussion - Wx Aviation

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FXUS65 KPUB 261120
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
520 AM MDT Thu Mar 26 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- One more day of record breaking warmth Thursday with widespread
critical fire weather conditions across southern CO on Thursday.

- Strong cold front moves through the plains tonight bringing
significantly cooler temperatures for Friday.

- Warmer temperatures return with increasing chances of showers
  and thunderstorms over the mountains and spotty critical fire
  weather conditions for the valleys and I-25 corridor.

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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Issued at 1253 AM MDT Thu Mar 26 2026

Flow aloft increases today as the southern CA upper trough advances
eastward across CO.  Gusty west winds will spread across the
mountains, valleys and into the southeast plains through the
afternoon.  Temperatures are forecast to eclipse record highs again
today and with single digit relative humidity values, conditions
will be favorable for fire spread.  Red Flag Warnings have been
issue for most of southern Colorado which still looks on target.
The upper trough passing across the northern Rockies/high
plains will send a cold front into southeast plains this
afternoon and evening. Strong northeasterly winds will accompany
the frontal passage with gusts up to 40 mph possible as it
backdoors westward towards the southeast mountains between 21z
and 03z. Some elevated convection will be possible late this
afternoon and evening with inverted V soundings suggesting the
potential for dry lightning if convection is deep enough,
especially across the Pikes Peak region. Some HREF members show
some elevated convection along the front across the far eastern
plains, though CAPE doesn`t look as great out that way. Will
carry some isolated pops across northern and eastern portions of
the area late this afternoon.

The shallow cold front will bank up along the eastern slopes of the
southeast mountains with widespread stratus and even some upslope
showers developing in and near the southeast mountains tonight.
Trimmed back pops closer to the mountains as lift should be
primarily upslope driven once lower levels saturate.
Precipitation amounts will be light and likely not enough to be
considered a wetting event (QPF of 0.10 or more), but humidity
recovery will be good. Snow levels will drop to around 8000 feet
by morning with the potential for a mix down to 6500 feet. Any
accumulations will be under an inch and mainly confined to the
Pikes Peak region.

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.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 1253 AM MDT Thu Mar 26 2026

It will be cloudy and much cooler for Friday across the plains with
highs in the 40s and 50s.  The valleys and mountains will see a cool
down as well, as heights aloft decrease, but temperatures will still
rebound into the 50s and 60s for the valleys and a mix of 40s and
50s for the interior mountains.  Residual moisture and afternoon
heating will result in isolated to scattered afternoon showers
across the mountains, though precipitation amounts look light.

Saturday warms up and dries out with temperatures rebounding back
into the 80s across portions of the southeast plains.  Lee troughing
will bring increasing winds and spotty critical fire weather
conditions may return to the valleys and portions of the I-25
corridor.

Southwest flow continues into next week with progressive shortwaves
embedded within the southern stream bringing periodic showers
and thunderstorms to the mountains. Temperatures will remain
above normal, but not as hot as recent days. Precipitation
amounts remain on the light side for the first wave on Sunday
with best chances along the Continental Divide. A stronger mid
week upper trough may bring some more meaningful precipitation
to the mountains on Wednesday. -KT

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.AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY/...
Issued at 515 AM MDT Thu Mar 26 2026

VFR conditions are expected to persist at KALS through the
entire forecast period, with MVFR conditions possible at KCOS
and KPUB near the end of the period. Gusty winds are expected
through the daytime hours today, with gusts to 25kt possible at
each station. Mid-level clouds and virga may be possible,
mainly near KCOS, this afternoon. A cold front pushes through
KCOS and KPUB this evening around 00Z, bringing in gusty north
winds and lowering cloud decks.

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.CLIMATE...
Issued at 143 PM MDT Wed Mar 25 2026

 March 26th Standing Records...

Pueblo: 84 in 2022 and 2004
Colorado Springs: 81 in 1971
Alamosa: 73 in 1971

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.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Red Flag Warning from 11 AM this morning to 8 PM MDT this
evening for COZ220>222-224-225-227>237.

&&

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SHORT TERM...KT
LONG TERM...KT
AVIATION...EHR
CLIMATE...HODANISH/KT