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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
1132 AM MDT SUN MAY 24 2026  
 
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WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FEET-  
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET-  
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-  
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET-  
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET-  
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET-  
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FEET-  
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FEET-  
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET-  
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW  
10000 FEET-EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET-  
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-  
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-  
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-  
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FEET-  
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-  
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FEET-  
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-  
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FEET-  
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FEET-  
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-  
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FEET-  
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET-  
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FEET/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN  
7500 AND 11000 FEET-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FEET-  
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-  
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW  
7500 FEET-  
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE  
BELOW 7400 FEET-PUEBLO VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET-  
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FEET-  
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FEET-  
CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-  
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-  
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-  
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-  
1132 AM MDT SUN MAY 24 2026  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST  
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.  
   
DAY ONE  
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT  
 
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS THE REGION.  
STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF OUTFLOW WINDS TO 45 MPH AND FREQUENT  
LIGHTNING. THE BEST CHANCE WILL BE OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND OVER FAR  
SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS. AN ISOLATED MARGINALLY SEVERE STORM COULD  
OCCUR OVER BACA COUNTY DURING THE MID-LATE AFTERNOON. IF A SEVERE  
STORM FORMS, HAIL AROUND 1 INCH IN DIAMETER AND OUTFLOW WINDS TO 60  
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  
MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY  
 
MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE REGION  
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THIS AREA HAS BEEN QUITE DRY OVER THE LAST  
SEVERAL WEEKS, AND WITH CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING EXPECTED, THERE  
COULD BE SEVERAL FIRE STARTS DUE TO THE LIGHTNING ACTIVITY.  
OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN,  
GUSTY WINDS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. IT WILL BE VERY WARM OVER  
THE PLAINS ON MONDAY.  
 
ON TUESDAY, MOISTURE WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY OVER THE REGION,  
ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS, NUMEROUS SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORMS  
WILL BE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS.  
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE MUCH HIGHER OVER THE MOUNTAINS AS COMPARED  
TO MONDAY.  
 
ON WEDNESDAY, THE MOUNTAINS WILL DRY OUT SOMEWHAT WHILE THE EASTERN  
SECTIONS OF REGION WILL HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS.  
 
FROM THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND, IT WILL LIKELY REMAIN RELATIVELY DRY  
OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND INTERIOR VALLEYS, WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE PLAINS.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL  
BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE REGION.  
 
 
 
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