Triple-digit heat grips Eads through Tuesday before midweek storms bring relief
Kiowa County faces two more days of triple-digit heat to open the week, with highs near 101 degrees expected in Eads both Monday and Tuesday before thunderstorm chances build Wednesday and temperatures begin a slow retreat toward more seasonable levels.
Monday will be mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 101 and light, variable winds becoming south-southeast at 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Monday night carries a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10 and 11 p.m., before skies gradually clear and the temperature settles to a low around 63.
“Relief from the very hot temperatures and increased rainfall chances begin Wednesday, with widespread showers and thunderstorms into next weekend,” Eric Petersen, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pueblo, wrote in Sunday's Area Forecast Discussion.
Heat peaks early as a wetter pattern takes shape
The heat comes as an upper-level high pressure system drifts east across New Mexico, keeping afternoon temperatures well above normal across the southeastern Colorado plains through Tuesday. Kiowa County is not included in the Heat Advisory the Pueblo forecast office has posted for Pueblo, El Paso and eastern Fremont counties Monday, and no fire weather warnings are in effect for the county. Forecasters noted plains highs early in the week are expected to fall just short of the 105-degree advisory threshold.
As the high slides toward the southern Plains at midweek, moisture streaming around its western edge is expected to fuel widespread showers and thunderstorms from Wednesday into the weekend. Forecasters cautioned that concern for heavy rainfall and flash flooding will increase late in the week, particularly near recent burn scars, though even unburned and urban areas could see localized flooding from repeated rounds of rain.
Eads, Colo. — Five-day forecast (Aug. 10-14, 2026)
Source: National Weather Service, Pueblo — Issued Aug. 9, 2026
| Period | Sky Conditions | High/Low | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Mostly sunny, hot | 101°F | Light and variable, becoming SSE 5-10 mph in the afternoon |
| Monday night | 20% t-storms, then clearing | 63°F | SE around 5 mph, becoming calm |
| Tuesday | Sunny, hot | 101°F | W 5-10 mph, becoming E in the afternoon |
| Tuesday night | Slight chance t-storms, mostly cloudy | 64°F | ESE 5-10 mph, becoming NW after midnight |
| Wednesday | Mostly sunny, 20% t-storms after noon | 99°F | NNW 5-15 mph, becoming SSE in the morning |
| Wednesday night | 50% showers and t-storms | 61°F | SE 10-15 mph, becoming NNE after midnight |
| Thursday | Mostly sunny, 30% t-storms after noon | 87°F | N 10-15 mph |
| Thursday night | Showers likely, 70% chance | 59°F | NE around 10 mph |
| Friday | Partly sunny, 10% t-storms after noon | 84°F | NE around 10 mph, becoming ESE in the afternoon |
| Friday night | Showers likely, possible t-storm | 58°F | SE 5-10 mph, becoming ENE after midnight |
(Kiowa County Press)
Tuesday and Wednesday
Tuesday will be sunny and hot again, with a high near 101 and west winds of 5 to 10 mph turning east in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms arrives between 9 p.m. and midnight Tuesday night under mostly cloudy skies, with a low around 64.
Wednesday brings the first real sign of change: a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon with a mostly sunny sky and a high near 99. Storm chances rise to 50 percent Wednesday night as the pattern shifts, with a low around 61.
Extended outlook: Thursday and Friday
Thursday's high drops to near 87 with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon and north winds of 10 to 15 mph. Showers are likely Thursday night, when the chance of precipitation climbs to 70 percent and the low falls to around 59. Friday looks partly sunny with a high near 84 and only a slight chance of afternoon storms, though showers become likely again Friday night with a low around 58.
Longer range, forecasters at the Pueblo office expect the wet pattern to persist into the weekend, with afternoon highs possibly slipping a little below seasonal averages Friday and Saturday as clouds and rainfall hold temperatures down.
With highs near 101 Monday and Tuesday, residents should limit strenuous outdoor work during the hottest afternoon hours, drink plenty of water, and check on neighbors, livestock and pets ahead of the midweek cooldown.
