Pueblo Weather: Cold Front Cuts Highs by 30 Degrees Friday
The region's final 80-degree day ends as a westward-moving front brings rain chances to the weekend.
By Andrew Kovalenko ·
Pueblo residents will experience a sharp temperature drop as a cold front crosses the state on Friday, October 23.
The city recorded a high of 80 degrees and a low of 52 for Friday. Morning temperatures began in the 50s with cloud breaks, allowing sunshine to warm the afternoon. This marks the end of a warm spell for the region. The front is expected to increase cloud cover and generate storms farther south. On the south side of Pueblo, rain chances for Friday range from 10% to 20%. These chances increase substantially over the weekend.
Along Interstate 25, clouds were forecast to clear around 10 a.m. The advancing front may support thunderstorms farther east and along the southern portion of the interstate. Colorado Springs is forecast to reach a high of 73 and a low of 47. As the front moves through Friday and into Saturday morning, temperatures will fall. Saturday highs in the area are expected to reach only the 50s.
Canon City could see afternoon showers, though most locations should remain dry. Rain chances there are between 20% and 30%, with a high of 75 and a low of 49. Woodland Park is forecast to hit a high of 58 and a low of 39. The area will see afternoon clouds following earlier sunshine, with rain chances arriving for the weekend.
The Tri-Lakes area, including Monument, is forecast to reach 69 and 43. Saturday highs in that region will also fall into the 50s. Farther south, Walsenburg and Trinidad are expected to reach 73 and 74, respectively, with lows of 49. Friday is forecast to be their warmest day over the next seven days. Weekend highs in those locations will drop into the 50s.
The eastern plains may see thunderstorms return by Friday evening after a sunnier start. Afternoon temperatures there will be in the 70s and 80s, with lows in the 50s. Mountain forecast highs are in the 60s with lows in the 30s. Lingering moisture and flooding remain concerns in southwestern Colorado, where water levels may take time to recede.
Conditions are expected to become calmer next week. Forecasts call for sunshine, some partly cloudy skies, and temperatures gradually warming into the 60s. The preliminary Halloween outlook lists temperatures in the 50s and 60s with dry weather. That forecast could change.
