Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Pueblo, CO
Issued by NWS Pueblo, CO
746 FLUS45 KPUB 221700 HWOPUB Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1100 AM MDT Fri Aug 22 2025 COZ058>089-093>099-231700- 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- 1100 AM MDT Fri Aug 22 2025 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east central...south central and southeast Colorado. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Showers and thunderstorms are forecast for this afternoon and evening along the Continental Divide, east into the Pikes Peak Region. A couple of storms could become strong to severe, mainly across the Pikes Peak Region, with hail near 1 inch in diameter and wind gusts 50 to 60 mph. Torrential rainfall will be possible across the lower elevations of the Pikes Peak region which will have the potential to cause flash flooding. The greatest threat for impactful weather in the Pikes Peak region will be between 4 pm and 7 pm today. Thunderstorms will track southeast off the Palmer Divide this evening, and weaken through midnight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Saturday...showers and thunderstorms will be possible across the higher terrain, into the Interstate 25 corridor. A few storms could become strong to severe, especially across the higher terrain of the southern mountains, the Wet Mountain valley region, Teller county and the higher elevations of El Paso county. Large hail, wind gusts in excess of 50 mph and locally heavy rainfall will be possible with stronger storms. An isolated mountain or high valley tornado can not be ruled out. Monsoon moisture will continue to increase on Sunday and into next week. Moderate to heavy rainfall will be possible over the all of the region Sunday through next week. Medium range computer guidance is indicating one to three inches of rain will be possible over a large portion of the area into next week, and this will have the potential to produce flooding over the region. Additionally, some strong to severe storms will be possible each afternoon, mostly over the eastern plains and I-25 corridor, towards the middle of next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will be likely, mainly for the greater Pikes Peak region later this afternoon and early evening. $$ Hodanish