A cool down for the end of the week

Today: Hot record-breaking temperatures persist with Colorado Springs and Pueblo both setting new daily high temperature records for March 26th. Colorado Springs was in the low 80s, and Pueblo hit 90, again. Winds are 20-30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph; these gusts, mixed with low relative humidity, have prompted a Red Flag Warning for all of southeastern Colorado until 8 pm.

Tomorrow: A major cooldown arrives for Friday, with high temperatures in El Paso County in the high 40s to low 50s. The rest of southern Colorado is looking to be in the 50s. Friday morning brings a good chance to see small showers before 11 am.

Weekend: The weekend brings nice weather with small scattered showers in the mountains and 70s for southern Colorado.

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