Sunshine and 95-degree heat build over Eads and Kiowa County
Sunny skies and steadily warming temperatures are in store for Eads and Kiowa County to start the week, with the high climbing from near 88 Monday to 95 Tuesday before a cooler, breezier Wednesday brings the region's next chance of thunderstorms.
Monday will be sunny in Eads, with a high near 88, according to the National Weather Service office in Pueblo. Southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph will shift to the south-southeast during the afternoon. Skies stay mostly clear Monday night, with a low around 59 and a south-southeast wind of 5 to 15 mph.
"The upper ridge will build back in over our area on Monday, kicking the monsoon plume to our west and giving us a slightly drier day," a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pueblo wrote in Sunday's Area Forecast Discussion. The office said the drying trend will hold through much of the week, with scattered afternoon storms returning beginning Wednesday.
No warnings in effect as heat builds
The Pueblo forecast office listed no watches, warnings or advisories in effect for its coverage area, which includes Kiowa County, as of late Sunday. A severe thunderstorm watch that covered the plains earlier Sunday evening was allowed to expire at 9 p.m. as storms shifted east into Kansas.
The week's main weather story for Kiowa County is heat rather than storms. Forecasters said high temperatures will increase across the region as an upper-level high builds over the Four Corners, pushing eastern plains readings into the 90s, with what the office described as a low but non-zero chance of triple digits by the coming weekend.
Eads, Colo. — Five-day forecast (Aug. 17-21, 2026)
Source: National Weather Service, Pueblo — Issued Aug. 16, 2026
| Period | Sky Conditions | High/Low | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Sunny | High 88 | Southwest 5 to 15 mph, becoming south-southeast in the afternoon |
| Monday Night | Mostly clear | Low 59 | South-southeast 5 to 15 mph |
| Tuesday | Sunny | High 95 | South-southeast 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest in the morning |
| Tuesday Night | Partly cloudy, breezy | Low 60 | South-southeast 10 to 20 mph, becoming north-northeast after midnight |
| Wednesday | Mostly sunny | High 86 | North-northeast 10 to 15 mph, becoming east-southeast in the afternoon |
| Wednesday Night | Chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight (50%), then mostly cloudy | Low 58 | East 5 to 10 mph |
| Thursday | Sunny | High 89 | South-southeast 5 to 10 mph |
| Thursday Night | Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight (20%), then mostly clear | Low 59 | Southeast 5 to 10 mph |
| Friday | Sunny | High 94 | South 5 to 15 mph |
| Friday Night | Partly cloudy | Low 61 | Southeast 5 to 15 mph |
(Kiowa County Press)
Tuesday and Wednesday
Tuesday will be the warmest day of the stretch in Eads, with full sunshine and a high near 95. A south-southeast wind of 5 to 10 mph will turn to the southwest during the morning. Tuesday night turns breezy, with partly cloudy skies, a low around 60 and a south-southeast wind of 10 to 20 mph shifting to the north-northeast after midnight.
That wind shift ushers in cooler air for Wednesday, when Eads can expect mostly sunny skies and a high near 86 with a north-northeast wind of 10 to 15 mph becoming east-southeast by afternoon. The best rain chance of the week arrives Wednesday night, with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, mostly cloudy skies and a low around 58.
Extended outlook: Thursday and Friday
Sunshine returns Thursday with a high near 89 and a light south-southeast wind. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms lingers Thursday evening before skies clear, with an overnight low around 59.
Friday turns hot again, with sunny skies, a high near 94 and a south wind of 5 to 15 mph. Partly cloudy skies and a low around 61 are expected Friday night. Forecasters in Pueblo said the upper-level ridge should keep conditions warm and largely dry into the weekend, when eastern plains highs could approach the century mark.
Residents planning outdoor work Tuesday should account for the heat, taking regular breaks and drinking water. Any thunderstorm that develops Wednesday night could produce brief heavy rain and gusty outflow winds, and forecasters advise moving indoors at the first sound of thunder.
