Pueblo Front Brings Rain, 30-Degree Drop

Pueblo's high is set to fall 30 degrees in two days, from 80 degrees on Friday, Oct. 23, to the 50s by Saturday, as a cold front crosses Colorado. Morning temperatures were forecast in the 50s, with cloud breaks giving way to afternoon sunshine before the front arrives.

The front advances from the west Friday and into Saturday morning, adding cloud cover and generating storms farther south. On Pueblo's south side, the chance of rain Friday sits at 10% to 20%, rising substantially over the weekend. Along Interstate 25, sunshine was expected to emerge around 10 a.m. as morning clouds clear, though the system could support thunderstorms farther east and a few storms along the southern stretch of the interstate.

Colorado Springs is forecast to reach 73 with a low of 47 before Saturday's high drops to the 50s. Canon City could see a few afternoon showers under a 20% to 30% rain chance, with a high of 75 and a low of 49. Woodland Park's forecast lists a high of 58 and a low of 39, with afternoon clouds following early sunshine and rain chances arriving for the weekend. Monument and the Tri-Lakes area are expected to reach 69 with a low of 43, then post Saturday highs in the 50s.

Walsenburg and Trinidad are projected to hit 73 and 74 respectively, with lows of 49. Friday is their warmest day over the next seven days before weekend highs drop into the 50s. The eastern plains could see thunderstorms return Friday evening after a sunnier start, with afternoon temperatures in the 70s and 80s and lows in the 50s. Mountain forecast highs sit 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. The preliminary Halloween outlook calls for temperatures in the 50s and 60s with dry weather.