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Warm start to the week, with temperatures falling by the weekend

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Today's Forecast:
Mostly sunny skies, relatively calm winds and highs well above average, in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees. Typically, a high of 66 can be expected October 14.

Colorado Springs forecast: Low: 42; High: 79;
Monday morning will be crisp and you will likely need a jacket, but then you can shed that extra layer in the afternoon as the temperature rises to about 10-15 degrees above average. It will be partly cloudy with light wind from the SW.

Pueblo forecast: Low: 42; High: 83;
Partly cloudy on Monday with a cool morning and a very warm afternoon. The forecast high temperature is 13 degrees above average. Wind will be light from the WSW at 2-8 mph.

Canon City forecast: Low: 49; High: 82;
Partly cloudy on Monday with warm temperatures and a light wind from the W at 5-10 mph gusting to 15 mph.

Woodland Park forecast: Low: 38; High: 71;
Monday will be chilly and clear in the morning with high clouds and mild temperatures in the afternoon.

Tri-Lakes forecast: Low: 43; High: 74;
It will be partly cloudy on Monday with a cool morning and warm afternoon. Wind will be from the WSW at 5-10 mph.

Plains forecast: Low: 30s/40s; High: 80s;
Monday will start chilly with mid-30s to low 40s in the morning, followed by a quick warm up to the low to mid-80s. The sky will be partly cloudy.

Walsenburg and Trinidad forecast: Low: 44/47; High: 78/80;
Cool in the morning and then warm in the afternoon on Monday with a light breeze from the WSW at 5-10 mph.

Mountains forecast: Low: 30s; High: 70s;
The mountain valleys will be chilly in the morning in the mid to upper 30s and then warm up into the low to mid-70s in the afternoon. It will be partly cloudy with light W wind and a slight chance for a few passing light showers.

Extended outlook forecast:
A cold front comes in from the NE on Tuesday morning which will cool temperatures a few degrees, to the 60s in the mountains and 70s in the plains. These temperatures will last through the end of the week and it will generally be a dry week with high clouds.

Then from Friday and through next weekend, a major pattern change is on the way with high temperatures cooling into the 50s and 60s. There will also be a chance of showers starting Friday and lasting through Sunday. Exact precipitation timing and the temperature forecast will fluctuate as weather models get a clearer picture of our incoming system.

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