A cooler, wetter weather pattern is moving across the southeast Colorado plains, bringing rain chances and the possibility of strong to severe thunderstorms to Kiowa County through Friday before warmer, drier weather returns for the weekend.

Wednesday in the Eads area will start out cloudy, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms developing in the afternoon and evening as moisture moves in from the southeast. The high is expected to reach near 59, with southeast winds of 10 to 25 mph. Showers and thunderstorms become likely Wednesday night as a low-level jet sets up to the east, with the low dropping to around 42.

A meteorologist with the National Weather Service Pueblo forecast office wrote in Tuesday’s Area Forecast Discussion that “Wednesday will start out cloudy and showery for the northern mountains and adjacent plains,” followed by “another round of afternoon showers and thunderstorms developing across the mountains, and spreading into the southeast plains Wednesday evening.”

Severe storms possible Thursday

Thursday brings the highest severe weather risk of the period. An upper-level disturbance moving across the region is expected to combine with low-level moisture and deep-layer wind shear of about 40 knots to produce scattered thunderstorms across the southeast plains, with the strongest activity most likely from late afternoon into the overnight hours.

The Pueblo office noted in its discussion that “large hail, damaging winds and even an isolated tornado will be possible” across portions of the southeast plains Thursday. The greatest instability is forecast along and north of the I-25 corridor, but storms are expected to push eastward across the plains into Thursday night. In Eads, Thursday’s high should reach the mid-60s with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, followed by storms and a low near 44.

Five-day forecast for Eads (May 20–24)

Source: National Weather Service, Pueblo — Issued Tuesday, May 19, 2026

(Kiowa County Press)

Thursday and Friday

Behind Thursday’s system, a cold front is expected to drop southward into the plains on Friday, bringing minor cooling and another round of showers and thunderstorms, mainly along and south of the boundary. Eads is forecast to see a high near 68 Friday with north-northeast winds around 15 mph and a chance of showers in the morning and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. The overnight low is expected near 40 with a continued chance of storms.

Weekend outlook

Drier and warmer weather returns Saturday and Sunday as a brief ridge of high pressure builds across the region. Saturday should bring mostly sunny skies in Eads with a high near 73 and only a slight chance of a late-day thunderstorm. Sunday looks to be the driest day of the period, with sunny skies and a high near 81. Forecasters note that the active pattern is expected to return early next week.

No fire weather watches in effect

No Red Flag Warnings or fire weather watches are in effect for Kiowa County or surrounding zones. The Pueblo office cancelled its most recent Red Flag Warning Monday evening as a cold front pushed humidity values into the 45 to 55 percent range across the region. Increased rainfall chances and lower afternoon temperatures through Friday are expected to keep fire danger well below recent levels.

Residents traveling Wednesday evening through Thursday should be prepared for the possibility of brief heavy downpours, lightning and strong wind gusts with any thunderstorms that develop. The full forecast and any updated watches or warnings are available at weather.gov/pub.