Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1155 AM MDT Sun Aug 9 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Very hot through Tuesday with Heat Advisories issued for
  Sunday over the the lower Arkansas River Valley and El Paso
  County

- Relief from the very hot temperatures begin on Wednesday with
  more widespread thunderstorms and flash flooding concerns for
  the rest of the period for the burn scars, urban areas, and
  areas with saturated soils

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.UPDATE...
Issued at 342 AM MDT Sun Aug 9 2026

Updated to issue a Heat Advisory for Monday from 11 AM to 7 PM
for El Paso, Pueblo and eastern Fremont Counties. Temperatures
will remain hot, with mid 90s to lower 100s. Continue exercise
caution with outdoor activities and remain hydrated.

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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
Issued at 1259 AM MDT Sun Aug 9 2026

The upper level high pressure center is located over the four
corners region of the desert southwest. With the present
location of the high, the western US is more favored for
monsoonal moisture - however in the long term, this will set-up
Colorado nicely for widespread thunderstorms when that ridge of
high pressure begins to propagate to the east. For today hot
temperatures are expected with high based convection that will
lead to very strong outflow boundary. There is a Heat Advisory
from 12pm to 8pm for the lower Arkansas River Valley and El Paso
County with high temperatures reaching the upper 90s to around
108F over the plains. The mountain valleys will be in the upper
80s to low 90s. These elevated showers will develop primarily
over the mountains but will move over the lower elevations
throughout the afternoon and evening. Wind gusts up to 50 MPH
are possible. As an example, late Saturday evening there was a
rogue 70 MPH wind gust over Colorado Springs Airport - it's a
similar atmosphere today as it was yesterday, therefore locally
higher wind gusts are possible. Low temperatures will be in the
low to upper 60s over the plains and the 40s to low 50s over
the mountain valleys.

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.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
Issued at 1259 AM MDT Sun Aug 9 2026

Very similar high temperatures are expected on Monday as they are on
Sunday, so we'll have to determine if we are going to issue another
Heat Advisory during the forecast packages tomorrow. A little bit
more moisture is expected on Monday, so perhaps a few more heavy
raining thunderstorms across the region, but the predominant impact
is expected to be gusty outflow winds once again.

One more hot day on Tuesday with thunderstorm coverage increasing
once again - another Heat Advisory will be possible. By Wednesday
the upper level high pressure is pushed to the SE, which will allow
for all the built up monsoonal moisture to west to propagate to the
east and for the main monsoon plume to move east, which will
equate to more widespread showers and thunderstorms. There are
elevated concerns for flash flooding over the Aspen Acres and 24
burn scars and over urban areas. As the week continues there
will be a risk for flash flooding over areas with saturated
soils.

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.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY/...
Issued at 1136 AM MDT Sun Aug 9 2026

KALS...VFR conditions through the next 24 hours with a period of
gusty (25-30 kts) west winds this afternoon into early evening
due to outflow from distant mountain convection.

KCOS and KPUB...VFR conditions through the next 24 hours at
both terminals. High based showers and perhaps a brief/weak
thunderstorm possible at both sites, bringing the potential for
outflow wind gusts over 40 kts from late afternoon into early
evening. Decreasing winds then expected from late evening into
Mon morning.

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.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Heat Advisory until 8 PM MDT this evening for COZ083>086-089-
093-097-098.
Heat Advisory from 11 AM to 7 PM MDT Monday for COZ083>086.

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UPDATE...MOZLEY
SHORT TERM...SKELLY
LONG TERM...SKELLY
AVIATION...PETERSEN

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1142 AM MDT Sun Aug 9 2026

COZ058>089-093>099-101745-
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-
1142 AM MDT Sun Aug 9 2026

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Very hot temperatures are expected today across the entire region,
with temperatures eclipsing 100 over the plains and the upper 80s
to low 90s over the mountain valleys. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon and evening will produce briefly
gusty winds of 50 to 60 mph and lightning, but little or no
rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Hot temperatures will continue Tuesday and Wednesday, with a
slow increase in thunderstorm coverage both days. Cooler weather
with widespread showers and thunderstorms is then forecast from
Thursday into the weekend, with a threat for heavy rainfall and
flash flooding developing, especially over recent burn scars.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters will not be needed today or tonight.

10/SKELLY

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
120 PM MDT Sun Aug 9 2026

COZ084-085-092000-
Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below
7400 Ft CO-
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
CO-
120 PM MDT Sun Aug 9 2026

...GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY THROUGH 200
PM MDT...

At 120 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers near Black
Forest, or 18 miles northeast of Colorado Springs, moving southeast
at 10 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...
Peyton, Falcon, and Black Forest.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3913 10435 3896 10437 3884 10449 3900 10475
      3913 10466
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 292DEG 8KT 3905 10461

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

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