FXUS65 KPUB 070013

AFDPUB



Area Forecast Discussion

National Weather Service Pueblo CO

613 PM MDT Wed May 6 2026



.KEY MESSAGES...



- Hard freeze likely tonight all areas...Freeze Warning issued 

  for the plains.



- Getting hot next week.



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.UPDATE...

Issued at 609 PM MDT Wed May 6 2026



End all winter storm warnings and advisories, as snow has

tapered to flurries at best over the area. 



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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING/... 

Issued at 115 PM MDT Wed May 6 2026



The tail end of the weather system that brought the region MUCH 

beneficial precipitation was located over the region, with the back 

edge of the system extending from the KPUX radar southwest to 

Alamosa. This activity is expected to continue pushing Southeast 

and should move out of the fcst area by early evening. Periods 

of heavier snow will be possibe over the southern San Juans and

southern mountains, with rain and snow showers over the 

Southern San Luis Valley and across the southern and eastern 

sections of the Colorado southeast plains. 



The main concern forward is the hard freeze which is anticipated 

tonight. Skies should clear out by early evening and min temps are 

forecast to drop into the 10s and 20s, with mid 20s widespread 

across the southeast plains. Confidence is high that temperatures 

will get below freezing tonight across the plains.



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.LONG TERM /TOMORROW AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... 

Issued at 115 PM MDT Wed May 6 2026



A warming trend will begin tomorrow as temps should rise into the 

70s plains/60s valley rising into the mid 80s plains/70s valley

by Saturday. Sunday we will see a brief cooling trend but temps

will quickly rebound by early/mid week with 90s plains/around 

80 valleys.



Some fire weather concerns start to develop by Saturday, and

will last into next week. However, wetting rains over the last

day or two have mitigated the threat somewhat. 



as for precip, except for the exiting precip today, it will be dry 

for the most part. Some high based thunder cant be ruled out Sunday 

afternoon. \/Hodanish



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.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY/...

Issued at 540 PM MDT Wed May 6 2026



At KCOS and KPUB, VFR the next 24 hrs, with drainage winds  

overnight into Thu morning. At KALS, enough low level moisture

around the Valley to generate at least patchy fog Thu morning,

and will include a period of IFR cigs/vis from 09z-15z, then

clearing and VFR conditions from late morning into the

afternoon.



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.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

Freeze Warning from midnight tonight to 8 AM MDT Thursday for 

COZ083>089-093>099.



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UPDATE...PETERSEN

SHORT TERM...HODANISH

LONG TERM...HODANISH

AVIATION...PETERSEN