Rain showers and 45 mph gusts forecast for Lamar Saturday, highs return to 65 by Tuesday
Lamar has patchy fog and a mild high near 63 Friday before rain showers and gusty winds arrive Saturday. Sunday will be cloudy and cooler, with a high near 50.
Patchy fog is expected before 9 a.m. Friday. Skies then turn partly sunny. A southeast wind of 5 to 10 mph picks up to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Friday night will be mostly cloudy and breezy, with a low around 39. East-southeast winds of 20 to 25 mph could gust to 35 mph.
"As quiet as the last week was weatherwise, this upcoming week will likely be the opposite," Stephen Hodanish, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pueblo, wrote early Friday in a written forecast discussion. He wrote that the fog would be heaviest along the U.S. 50 corridor from Pueblo east and over most of Prowers and Baca counties.
Showers and strong wind Saturday
A storm from the Pacific crosses Colorado on Saturday. Hodanish wrote that it will be "noticeably cooler region-wide." He wrote that the storm could bring heavier rain to the far southeast plains late Saturday and into the evening.
In Lamar, showers are expected Saturday, mainly between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The chance of rain is 80 percent. Rain totals of a tenth to a quarter of an inch are possible. South-southeast winds around 25 mph could gust as high as 45 mph.
As of 4:14 a.m. Friday, November 13, no watches, warnings or advisories were in effect for Prowers County.
Lamar, Colo. — Five-day forecast (November 13-17)
Source: National Weather Service, Pueblo — Issued 2:36 a.m. MST November 13, 2026
| Period | Sky Conditions | High/Low | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Patchy fog early, then partly sunny | 63 | Southeast 5 to 10 mph, rising to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon; gusts to 30 mph |
| Friday night | Mostly cloudy | 39 | East-southeast 20 to 25 mph; gusts to 35 mph |
| Saturday | Showers, 80 percent chance | 54 | South-southeast around 25 mph; gusts to 45 mph |
| Saturday night | Showers likely, 70 percent chance; cloudy | 34 | East 15 to 20 mph, easing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight; gusts to 35 mph |
| Sunday | Mostly cloudy | 50 | East around 10 mph |
| Sunday night | Mostly cloudy | 31 | South-southeast 5 to 10 mph |
| Monday | Sunny | 59 | South-southeast 10 to 15 mph, rising to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon; gusts to 40 mph |
| Monday night | Mostly clear | 35 | South around 20 mph; gusts to 40 mph |
| Tuesday | Mostly sunny | 65 | South 20 to 25 mph; gusts to 40 mph |
| Tuesday night | Partly cloudy | 41 | South-southwest 25 to 30 mph; gusts to 50 mph |
(Kiowa County Press)
Saturday and Sunday
Saturday's high will be near 54. Showers are likely Saturday night, mainly before 11 p.m., with a 70 percent chance. Less than a tenth of an inch of new rain is possible. The low will be around 34. East winds of 15 to 20 mph will ease to 10 to 15 mph after midnight, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. That makes it the coolest day of the five. Winds will be from the east around 10 mph. Hodanish wrote that any showers over the eastern plains should move into Kansas by late Sunday morning. Sunday night will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Monday and Tuesday
Monday will be sunny and breezy, with a high near 59. A south-southeast wind of 10 to 15 mph will rise to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Monday night will be mostly clear and breezy, with a low around 35.
Tuesday will be mostly sunny and breezy, with a high near 65, the warmest day of the five. South winds of 20 to 25 mph could gust to 40 mph. Tuesday night turns windy, with a low around 41. South-southwest winds of 25 to 30 mph could gust as high as 50 mph.
