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SPOT FORECAST FOR MT SHAVANO SEARCH...EL PASO COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
729 PM MDT THU APR 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2300 MDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (719) 948-9429, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA TONIGHT WITH SNOW
SPREADING INTO THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS TOWARDS DAWN. THIS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH FRIDAY WITH BLUSTERY WEST WINDS RESULTING IN WIND CHILLS IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS AT THE BASE, TO AROUND 0 DEGREES AT 12,000 FEET THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIMITED TO AN INCH OR
TWO AT BEST, WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT WITH VERY
COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILLS FRIDAY NIGHT WILL
RANGE FROM 10 ABOVE TO 10 BELOW ZERO WITH THE COLDEST READINGS NEAR 12KFT.
NOTE: TABLES BELOW SHOW READINGS AT BASE LOCATION FOR LAT/LON PROVIDED IN SPOT.
CLARIFICATION ON THE RANGES OF VALUES UP THROUGH 12KFT ARE NOTED IN THE
NARRATIVE PORTION OF THE FORECAST. PLEASE CALL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(37 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32F AT BASE, 22F AT 12KFT.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT, 66-71 PERCENT AT 12KFT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMBERLINE OVERNIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........38 33 34 35 36 38 41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10
TEMP............42 42 40 39 38 35 34
RH..............24 25 29 31 35 40 43
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SURFACE WND SPD.20 18 18 18 17 17 17
SURFACE WND GST.29 28 28 28 25 25 25
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30-50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37F AT BASE, 25 AT 12KFT.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT AT BASE, 44-49 PERCENT AT 12KFT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AT TIMBERLINE.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........43 46 50 54 55 59 60 62 55 48 40 32
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 30 30 20 20 20 30 30 30 20
TEMP............34 33 35 37 37 37 37 36 36 36 34 34
RH..............43 47 43 40 38 37 37 33 30 28 29 27
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
SURFACE WND SPD.21 21 21 29 29 29 30 30 30 26 26 26
SURFACE WND GST.31 31 31 43 43 43 44 44 44 40 40 40
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16F AT BASE, 8 DEGREES AT 12KFT.
MAX HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT AT BASE, 55-60 PERCENT AT TIMBERLINE.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST WINDS 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40
MPH UNTIL 2400. WEST 10-20 MPH AFTER 2400 TRENDING
TO LIGHT WEST 5-15 MPH TOWARDS DAWN.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........24 23 23 23 23 23 21 21 21 21 21 21
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............32 28 26 24 23 23 22 21 20 19 18 17
RH..............27 33 36 40 41 41 43 45 45 45 46 46
SURFACE WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
SURFACE WND SPD.24 24 24 16 16 16 9 9 9 7 7 7
SURFACE WND GST.36 36 36 25 25 25 14 14 14 12 12 12
FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...LARRY DUNN
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 2610585.0/PUB
.DELDT 04/16/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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