July like sizzle with a few mountain storms Labor Day weekend in Colorado
Sep 05, 2026
Todays Forecast:It will be another unseasonably hot day to kick off labor day weekend; a couple degrees cooler than yesterday partly due to increased cloud cover and upslope winds this afternoon. Moisture from Hurricane Marie in
the eastern Pacific Ocean will be pulled up into Colorado by the flow between low pressure in the Pacific Northwest and high pressure over the central U.S., which combined are funneling southwesterly mid-level winds through the state.This will lead to enhanced cloud cover this afternoon after starting the day mainly sunny. The clouds move in from south to north because that's where the moisture is coming from. Winds will upslope out of the east northeast this afternoon at 5-15 mph. A couple of isolated showers or storms are possible this afternoon, with the best chance over the Palmer Divide, south of highway 50, and on the high terrain of our state's highest mountain summits.Colorado Springs forecast: High: 90; Low: 58.Mostly sunny this morning with increasing afternoon clouds moving in from the south. Once again unseasonably hot! Winds northeast shifting southeast this afternoon at 5-15 mph. Mostly dry with an isolated shower.Pueblo forecast: High: 95; Low: 62.Hot, hot, and hot. Northwest winds shifting southeast this afternoon with increasing clouds. A stray shower but trending dry.Canon City forecast: High: 92; Low: 65.Mostly sunny this morning, increasing PM clouds with an upslope wind. A very isolated shower chance (10%) but mostly dry, with southeasterly PM breezes.Woodland Park forecast: High: 80; Low: 52.Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy this afternoon. An isolated PM thunderstorm is possible. Southeasterly afternoon light breezes.Tri-Lakes forecast: High: 80s; Low: 50s.Partly cloudy with an isolated PM thunderstorm. East northeast winds at 5-10 mph.Plains forecast: High: 90s; Low: 60s.Sunny and very hot becoming partly cloudy this afternoon. Scattered showers south of highway 50, and particularly south of highway 287, this afternoon.Walsenburg and Trinidad forecast: High: 89/90; Low: 61/60.Mostly sunny with increasing PM clouds. West winds shifting south southeast this afternoon. An isolated afternoon shower is possible.Mountains forecast: High: 80s; Low: 50s.Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy this afternoon, with very isolated mid to late PM thunderstorms focused on mountain summits, similar to Friday, but mostly dry.Extended outlook forecast:Sunday will bring continued monsoon and tropical outflow moisture as low pressure remains anchored over the Pacific Northwest. By Monday, energy from the low will rotate into Colorado. Combined with the monsoon flow, this will increase storm chances heading into the middle of next week in southern Colorado, as well as in the mountains. Burn scar flash flood threats will need to be monitored in this time frame given the amount of moisture available.Temperatures will remain above average in the next 7 days.____Curious about the First Alert 5 Weather Storm Impact Scale? Check out our cheatsheet explainer.Watch KOAA News5 on your time, anytime with our free streaming app available for your Roku, FireTV, AppleTV and Android TV. Just search KOAA News5, download and start watching.
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