Memorial Day warmth gives way to a gusty, cooler turn for Kiowa County
Kiowa County will see Memorial Day highs near 89 degrees before a stronger southerly flow ushers in a windy, cooler stretch through midweek, the National Weather Service in Pueblo said. Monday is the warmest day of the work week, with widely scattered, mostly dry thunderstorms possible late in the afternoon and evening.
Monday brings sunny skies over Eads with a high near 89, a south wind 15 to 20 mph and gusts to 30 mph. A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms develops after 5 p.m. as moisture begins to spread east off the southeast mountains. Overnight lows fall to around 51 with a 20 percent chance of brief evening storms.
“Monday will be our hottest day this week, with highs in the 80s to low-90s over the plains, and 70s-80s for the high valleys,” forecaster Tony Garberoglio wrote in Sunday’s Area Forecast Discussion from the Pueblo office. He noted that high-based showers may move off the southeast mountains during the afternoon and evening, with “little to no precip ... expected to hit the ground, mainly just resulting in windy virga.”
Stronger winds, fire-weather concerns build
Tuesday is the windier day of the period. An upper-level wave moving in from the west will increase southerly flow ahead of a developing low. The Pueblo office is forecasting sustained south winds of 25 to 30 mph at Eads with gusts approaching 45 mph, and a 30 percent chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Highs ease to around 82.
No Red Flag Warning was in effect for Kiowa County as of Sunday afternoon. The most recent Pueblo fire-weather product, issued May 18, was a cancellation for Las Animas and Baca counties; Kiowa County was not included. Even without a formal watch, dry surface conditions and gusty winds combined with thunderstorm outflow warrant caution with any open flame outdoors.
Eads, Colo. — Five-day forecast (May 25–29)
Source: National Weather Service, Pueblo — Issued Sunday, May 24, 2026
| Period | Sky Conditions | High/Low | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Sunny then 10% chance late T-storms | 89 | S 15–20 mph, gusts 30 mph |
| Monday night | 20% chance T-storms; mostly cloudy | 51 | SSE 15–25 mph |
| Tuesday | Partly sunny; 30% T-storms PM | 82 | S 25–30 mph, gusts to 45 mph |
| Tuesday night | 20% T-storms; mostly cloudy | 48 | SSE 25–30 mph, gusts 40 mph |
| Wednesday | Partly sunny; 20% T-storms PM | 78 | SE 15–25 mph, gusts 35 mph |
| Wednesday night | 20% T-storms; mostly cloudy | 48 | SE 10–20 mph |
| Thursday | Mostly sunny; 10% T-storms PM | 81 | SE 15–20 mph |
| Thursday night | Mostly clear | 50 | SE 15–20 mph |
| Friday | Mostly sunny | 87 | S 15–20 mph, gusts 30 mph |
| Friday night | Mostly clear | 50 | SSE 15–20 mph, gusts 30 mph |
(Kiowa County Press)
Tuesday and Wednesday
Wednesday is the coolest day of the period, with a high near 78 and a southeast wind 15 to 25 mph gusting to 35 mph. A 20 percent chance of afternoon thunderstorms continues as the upper low to the west wraps up and slowly closes off. Overnight temperatures bottom out in the upper 40s under mostly cloudy skies.
Extended outlook: Thursday and Friday
Drier air filters back into the area Thursday with mostly sunny skies, a high near 81 and a continued breezy southeast wind. Friday warms back into the upper 80s under sunshine, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph gusting to 30 mph. The Climate Prediction Center’s 6-to-10 day outlook, valid May 30 through June 3, and its 8-to-14 day outlook, valid June 1 through 7, both reflect the unsettled pattern noted in the Pueblo discussion, with continued warm and breezy days and only isolated to scattered storm chances for the eastern plains.
Residents are reminded to secure loose items in advance of the windier days Tuesday and Wednesday, and to monitor the latest forecast from weather.gov/pub.
