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FXUS65 KPUB 210919
AFDPUB
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
319 AM MDT TUE OCT 21 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- SEASONABLE WEATHER NEXT FEW DAYS.
- DISTURBANCE THU/FRI WILL BRING SOME SCTD SHOWERS TO REGION.
- MUCH COOLER AIR ARRIVING MONDAY THRU MID-WEEK WITH MTN SNOWS
LIKELY.
SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/
ISSUED AT 316 AM MDT TUE OCT 21 2025
TODAY...
VERY NICE DAY IS NEAR CERTAIN. TEMPS WILL BE A FEW DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL, WITH MAX TEMPS IN THE U60S TO L70S PLAINS AND M60S LARGER
VALLEYS. WINDS WILL BE DIURNALLY DRIVEN AND LIGHT. NO FIRE WEATHER
ISSUES ANTICIPATED.
TONIGHT...
DRY AND COOL. MORNING LOWS TOMORROW MORNING WILL BE SEVERAL
DEGREES WARMER THAN THIS AMS LOWS. A "BANANA BELT" AREA OF
WARMER TEMPS WILL BE NOTED ALONG THE MTNS/PLAINS INTERFACE, AND
THIS AREA WILL SEE THE WARMEST READINGS WITH LOWS IN THE L40S.
30S WILL OCCUR MOST OTHER AREAS OF PLAINS AND 20S LARGER
VALLEYS. CLEAR SKIES LIKELY.
LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/
ISSUED AT 316 AM MDT TUE OCT 21 2025
WEDNESDAY...
WEATHER WILL BE NEAR IDENTICAL TO TODAYS WEATHER; DRY WITH TEMPS A
FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND LIGHT DIURNAL WIND FLOW.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...
AN MID LEVEL TROUGH/CLOSE LOW IN THE SUBTROPICAL JET WILL CROSS THE
REGION DURING THIS PERIOD. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING HIGH ELEVATION
SNOW SHOWERS AND VALLEY/PLAINS RAIN SHOWERS TO THE REGION,
ESPECIALLY LATER THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM HAS
SUBTROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS, SO IT WILL BE WARM. TEMPS THESE TWO
DAYS WILL BE AROUND SEASONABLE, WITH THE TEMPS ON FRIDAY BEING
A TAD COOLER.
SATURDAY...
WEAK MID LEVEL RIDGE MOVES OVER REGION BRINGING CONTINUED NICE
WEATHER TO THE REGION. THIS DAY WILL LIKELY BE THE WARMEST DAY OF
THE 7 DAY PERIOD WITH TEMPS WARMING INTO THE 70S PLAINS.
SUNDAY INTO NEXT WEEK...
GRADIENT ALOFT TIGHTENS AND THE MAIN JET STREAM DIVES TOWARDS THE
REGION AND DROPS A BIT SOUTH WITH TIME. ONE MORE WARM DAY WILL OCCUR
ON THE PLAINS SUNDAY BEFORE THE TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO COOL
SIGNIFICANTLY. WITH THE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT INTENSIFYING OVER
THE REGION, SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE CENTRAL MTN
REGION, ESPECIALLY FROM LATER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. TEMPS ACROSS
THE AREA WILL BE NOTICEABLY COOLER MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WITH
DOWNSLOPE OCCURRING ON THE PLAINS, IT SHOULD REMAIN DRY AND
BREEZY/WINDY (ESPECIALLY MONDAY). \/HODANISH
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z WEDNESDAY/
ISSUED AT 1058 PM MDT MON OCT 20 2025
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT ALL THREE TAF SITES, KCOS, KPUB, AND
KALS, FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND DIURNALLY
DRIVEN AT ALL THREE SITES THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD. SKIES WILL
BE CLEAR.
PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FROST ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM MDT THIS MORNING FOR COZ083.
FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 8 AM MDT THIS MORNING FOR COZ087-088-094-
099.
SHORT TERM...HODANISH
LONG TERM...HODANISH
AVIATION...EHR
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