Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
521 PM MDT Fri Jun 5 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Daily showers and thunderstorms continue each day into next week,
mostly over the mountains.

- Hot and dry conditions increase fire weather concerns into
  early next week.

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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
Issued at 1235 PM MDT Fri Jun 5 2026

Hot the rest of today, with temps this afternoon climbing into the
80s to high-90s, warmest over the eastern plains as usual. Looking
at convective potential for this afternoon, models are a bit sparse.
Isolated showers and a few thunderstorms will continue popping up
over the mountains through the afternoon, moving east a quickly
dissipating this evening. For impacts, mainly just looking at gusty
outflow winds and lightning.

Saturday will see almost identical conditions to today, with similar
high temperatures across the area. Thunderstorms will mainly be
limited to the mountains, with scattered afternoon activity
generated by some breezy southwest winds aloft and a bit of moisture
advection at the mid-levels.

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.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Issued at 1235 PM MDT Fri Jun 5 2026

Upper ridge continues building in on Sunday, with temperatures
bumping up a few degrees over the eastern plains. Some areas may hit
triple digits, while the rest of the area remains hot and largely
dry. This trend largely persists into early next week, with similar
temperatures and isolated POPs over the mountains during each
afternoon. Long-range guidance is still hinting at a broad upper
trough digging in over the western states mid-late week, suggesting
a slight cooldown and some better precip chances, but details will
need to be better resolved closer to date.

Main concern for this forecast period will be fire weather. With
above average temps, dry surface conditions, and little to no
precip, critical fire weather conditions are expected to set in over
portions of the area. This will mainly pick up on Sunday, continuing
each afternoon through most of next week. For now, given the widely
green fuels status, the only needed highlight for now is a Fire
Weather Watch for Fremont County for Sunday.

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.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 520 PM MDT Fri Jun 5 2026

Winds will start out gusty and dominated by thunderstorm outflows
through 02z before shifting around to light diurnally driven wind
directions overnight through Saturday morning.  Another round of
high based showers and thunderstorms will develop Saturday afternoon
which will bring a return of erratic gusty outflows. Cigs during the
afternoon and evenings will remain VFR associated with high based -
SHRA/-TSRA.  Otherwise expect partial clearing overnight.  -KT

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.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Fire Weather Watch from Sunday morning through Sunday evening
for COZ222.

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SHORT TERM...GARBEROGLIO
LONG TERM...GARBEROGLIO
AVIATION...KT

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1112 AM MDT Fri Jun 5 2026

COZ058>089-093>099-061715-
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-
1112 AM MDT Fri Jun 5 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east
central...south central and southeast Colorado.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected to form over the
mountains this afternoon, pushing east an quickly dissipating by the
end of the day. Main impacts will be gusty outflow winds 40-45 mph
and lightning, along with spotty light to moderate rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Isolated to scattered thunderstorm activity will continue each
afternoon as we move into next week. Coverage will largely stay
confined to the mountains, with the best chances for storms being
Saturday. Again, mainly just looking at gusty outflow winds,
lightning, and spotty rainfall with any potential storms.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will
be possible over portions of the region.

GARBEROGLIO/GARBEROGLIO

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
509 PM MDT Fri Jun 5 2026

COZ098-052345-
Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County CO-
509 PM MDT Fri Jun 5 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN PROWERS AND
NORTHEASTERN BACA COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM MDT...

At 509 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16
miles northeast of Two Buttes Reservoir, or 20 miles southeast of
Lamar, moving south at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and brief pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern
Prowers and northeastern Baca Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3764 10230 3765 10273 3792 10249 3792 10223
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 011DEG 5KT 3783 10241

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

KT

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
517 PM MDT Fri Jun 5 2026

COZ086-089-093-060000-
Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet CO-Crowley County CO-
La Junta Vicinity/Otero County CO-
517 PM MDT Fri Jun 5 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN OTERO...WESTERN
CROWLEY AND EAST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM MDT...

At 517 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking high based thunderstorms
capable of producing strong outflow winds along a line extending
from 13 miles east of Pueblo Depot to near Boone. Movement was east
at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Fowler, Olney Springs, Boone, and Crowley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3852 10364 3817 10383 3801 10405 3817 10438
      3829 10421 3851 10408
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 289DEG 15KT 3836 10408 3827 10414 3820 10423

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

KT

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
546 PM MDT Fri Jun 5 2026

COZ099-060030-
Springfield Vicinity/Baca County CO-
546 PM MDT Fri Jun 5 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN BACA COUNTY THROUGH
630 PM MDT...

At 546 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Pritchett, or 9 miles west of Springfield, moving northwest at 15
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Pritchett.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3743 10266 3728 10279 3742 10307 3752 10305
      3761 10289
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 124DEG 13KT 3740 10280

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

KT

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
549 PM MDT Fri Jun 5 2026

COZ097-060030-
Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County CO-
549 PM MDT Fri Jun 5 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BENT COUNTY THROUGH
630 PM MDT...

At 549 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 17
miles south of Hasty, or 21 miles southwest of Lamar, moving
northwest at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
John Martin Reservoir.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3788 10275 3774 10290 3786 10318 3807 10296
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 128DEG 9KT 3786 10290

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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