Today’s forecast:
After a rollercoaster of temperatures this weekend and a cooler day on Sunday, warmth returns to Southern Colorado today. Highs will be about 10 degrees warmer than Sunday, with 70s and 80s in the plains and a mix of 60s and 70s in the mountains and mountain valleys.

The other story will be areas of smoke and haze resulting from large fires burning north of us in parts of Wyoming and Idaho.

Forecast for Colorado Springs: High: 80; Low: 46. ​​​​After a cooler high of 71 degrees on Sunday, temperatures will get hotter today as we will see a return to the lower 80s.

Pueblo Forecast: High: 85; Low: 44. Cloudy sunshine and heat, the afternoon temperature is more than 10 degrees above the seasonal average.

Canon City forecast: High: 81; Low: 49. Lower 80s, hazy sunshine and light winds, with unseasonably warm weather to start the week.

Woodland Park Forecast: High: 73; Low: 38. Cool mornings and warm highs make for another great day of weather in Teller County as our high temperatures reach into the lower 70s this afternoon.

Tri Lakes Forecast: High: 70s/80s; Low: 40s. After a mild day on Sunday, warmth will return to our forecast today, along with daytime highs in the upper 70s and lower 80s.

Plains forecast: High: 80s; Low: 40s/50s. Cloudy sunshine and above-average highs this afternoon will give way to a clear and cool night with temperatures in the 40s to 50s across the Plains.

Forecast for Walsenburg and Trinidad: High: 70s/80s; Low: 40s. There are no signs of fall for us as we begin the week as warm, dry and windy weather is forecast for Monday along the southern I-25 corridor.

Mountain Forecast: High: 60s; Low: 30s. Mild and pleasant Monday in the mountains and another day of great foliage weather. Our high temperatures will warm into the high 60s this afternoon.

Advanced Forecast Forecast:
A prevailing ridge of high pressure will keep us high and dry again this week. Daytime highs in the Springs will warm into the upper 70s to lower 80s, with overnight lows expected to remain well above freezing from Colorado Springs to the eastern Plains.

The strong high pressure system responsible for the warmth will also prevent major storms from reaching southern Colorado this week. Even next weekend our chances of rain and snow remain extremely low, apart from a few showers in the mountains during the week.
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