NWS Pueblo Issues 7-Day Forecast, Hazardous Weather Outlook for Trinidad Vicinity

NWS Pueblo released a zone hazardous weather outlook and a seven-day point forecast covering Trinidad Vicinity / Western Las Animas County (below 7,500 ft). The zone outlook headline reads: "Sunny. Highs 41 to 48. North winds 10 to 15 mph." That broad guidance is the primary advisory for the western Las Animas County zone for the rest of today.

Local conditions at Perry Stokes Airport (KTAD) show milder, lighter winds than the zone headline. The observation at 12:54 pm MST recorded temperature 47°F (8°C), humidity 20 percent, variable wind 6 mph, barometer 30.31 in (1026.8 mb), dewpoint 8°F (-13°C), visibility 10.00 mi and wind chill 44°F (7°C). The point forecast for the specific location labeled "2 Miles ENE Trinidad CO 37.18°N 104.47°W (Elev. 6099 ft)" gives a slightly different near-term picture: "This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 46. East northeast wind around 5 mph."

Tonight's zone forecast text in the supplied material is truncated and ends after "Southwest winds up to ". For tonight at the 2 miles ENE Trinidad point, the forecast supplies a clear numeric range: "Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph." Reporters and residents should note the truncation in the zone text and rely on the point forecast for specific tonight values at the local site.

The multi-day point forecast shows continued sunshine with changing wind directions and a notable warm-up by Thursday. Wednesday is forecast as "Sunny, with a high near 46. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming north northeast in the morning." Wednesday night is "Mostly clear, with a low around 21. North wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the evening." Thursday raises the high to "near 58" with "Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the morning." The point forecast valid period is "1pm MST Jan 30, 2026-6pm MST Feb 5, 2026" and the point forecast page was last updated at 11:47 am MST Jan 30, 2026.

For local residents this means relatively mild daytime temperatures near the mid 40s today, cooler overnights near 20 to 21°F, and wind shifts that could affect exposed travel and outdoor work. The difference between the zone-level north winds 10 to 15 mph and the local observation and point forecast showing lighter, easterly or variable winds illustrates how conditions can vary block by block around Trinidad and Perry Stokes Airport.

NWS Pueblo’s forecast pages include radar and satellite imagery, interactive forecast maps, hourly and tabular forecasts, National Digital Forecast Database products and export options such as KML and XML for those who track conditions closely. Separate material included in the source packet pertains to a different country; the Trinidad and Tobago Weather Center notes that "January 2026 is likely to bring more frequent showers and slightly higher temperatures than usual" for that Caribbean nation and is unrelated to Trinidad, Colorado.

What comes next: watch for updates from NWS Pueblo and Perry Stokes Airport observations as winds shift through Wednesday and Thursday, and consult the interactive forecasts and road condition tabs before travel.