Cool, unsettled week ahead for Eads with beneficial rain likely midweek
Kiowa County starts the week on the cool side and turns wetter by midweek, with the National Weather Service in Pueblo forecasting highs in the low to mid 70s Monday through Thursday and the best chance of soaking rain arriving Wednesday. Winds pick up sharply Tuesday and Wednesday, with gusts to 40 mph possible on the Eads-area plains.
Monday brings a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms around Eads, mainly before 7 a.m., left over from storms that moved across the plains overnight. Skies start mostly cloudy and gradually become sunny through the day, with a high near 72. South-southeast winds of 5 to 10 mph shift to the west-northwest during the morning. Monday night turns mostly cloudy with a low around 52 and a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms toward daybreak.
Monday and Tuesday look to be the coolest stretch of the week. "Both Mon and Tue are the coolest days out of the extended period, with high temps failing to hit 80F," a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pueblo wrote in Saturday's Area Forecast Discussion, noting that a Pacific system moving onshore would give way to increasing southwest flow and a return of moisture to the region.
Rain would be welcome across a dry county
The midweek rain arrives in a county that needs it. The Pueblo forecast office noted last week that moderate to exceptional drought continues across south central and southeast Colorado, and the Wednesday-into-Thursday system offers the most widespread rain chances Eads has seen in some time. Forecasters put rainfall amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch Wednesday, with locally higher totals possible in thunderstorms, and a further 80 percent chance of showers Wednesday night.
No fire weather watches or red flag warnings are in effect for Kiowa County, and none are expected during the period. Cooler temperatures, higher humidity and repeated rounds of rain should keep fire danger low through the week.
Eads, Colo. — Five-day forecast (Sept. 21-25, 2026)
Source: National Weather Service, Pueblo — Issued 12:31 a.m. MDT Sept. 21, 2026
| Period | Sky Conditions | High/Low | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Chance of showers and storms early, then becoming sunny | High 72 | South-southeast 5 to 10 mph, becoming west-northwest |
| Monday Night | Mostly cloudy, chance of showers and storms | Low 52 | Southeast 5 to 10 mph |
| Tuesday | Partly sunny and breezy | High 75 | South-southeast 10 to 25 mph, gusts to 40 mph |
| Tuesday Night | Mostly cloudy, slight chance of storms | Low 55 | South-southeast 20 to 25 mph, gusts to 40 mph |
| Wednesday | Mostly cloudy, showers likely and breezy | High 73 | South-southeast 20 to 25 mph, gusts to 40 mph |
| Wednesday Night | Showers and possibly a thunderstorm | Low 54 | South-southeast 10 to 20 mph, gusts to 30 mph |
| Thursday | Mostly cloudy, showers likely | High 73 | South-southeast 10 to 15 mph |
| Thursday Night | Mostly cloudy, chance of showers | Low 53 | Southeast 5 to 10 mph |
| Friday | Partly sunny | High 79 | South-southeast 5 to 10 mph |
| Friday Night | Partly cloudy | Low 56 | Southeast 5 to 10 mph |
(Kiowa County Press)
Tuesday and Wednesday
Tuesday turns breezy and slightly warmer, with partly sunny skies and a high near 75. South-southeast winds of 10 to 15 mph increase to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon, and gusts could reach 40 mph. Tuesday night stays breezy and mostly cloudy with a low around 55 and a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.
Wednesday is the wettest day of the week. Showers become likely after noon, with a thunderstorm possible, under mostly cloudy skies and a high near 73. The chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Winds remain breezy out of the south-southeast at 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph. Showers continue Wednesday night, when the chance of rain climbs to 80 percent and the low settles around 54.
Extended outlook: Thursday and Friday
Thursday keeps the unsettled pattern going, with showers likely and a possible thunderstorm before noon, then a continued chance of showers and storms into the afternoon. Skies stay mostly cloudy with a high near 73 and a 60 percent chance of precipitation. Winds ease to 10 to 15 mph from the south-southeast. Thursday night brings a 30 percent chance of showers and a low around 53.
Friday dries out and warms up. The forecast calls for partly sunny skies, a high near 79 and light south-southeast winds of 5 to 10 mph, with a low around 56 Friday night under partly cloudy skies. Because Thursday and Friday fall inside the current seven-day point forecast, these figures come directly from the Weather Service rather than from longer-range Climate Prediction Center outlooks.
Motorists and producers should plan for gusty crosswinds on area highways Tuesday and Wednesday, particularly for high-profile vehicles on Colorado 96 and U.S. 287. Anyone working outdoors midweek should keep an eye on the sky, as a few of the Wednesday and Thursday storms could produce brief heavy rain and lightning.
