Several days of elevated fire danger in southern Colorado

Today’s Forecast:

Several days of elevated to high fire danger have arrived in Southern Colorado. Today, the I-25 corridor will have elevated fire weather conditions:

With gusty winds this afternoon and dry air in place. Fire weather warnings are in place for Baca, and E. Las Animas counties today and Saturday from 11AM -7PM.

These forecasts are issued based on complex data that include humidity, wind gusts, and how dry our fuels are. We do not currently have fire weather warnings in place for the rest of the area because humidity may be a little bit too high – but you should be careful of outdoor burning today. Overall – it’s a dry, warm, and breezy day here.

Colorado Springs forecast: High: 66; Low: 32.

Town forecast: High: 70; Low: 3. 4.

Canon City forecast: High: 64; Low: 35.

Woodland Park forecast: High: fifty; Low: 28.

Tri-Lakes forecast: High: 50s; Low: 20s.

Plains forecast: High: 70s; Low: 30s.

Walsenburg and Trinidad forecast: High: 60/64; Low: 35/37.

Mountains forecast: High: 50s; Low: 20s.

Extended outlook forecast:

Winds increase through the weekend as our jet stream remains over us and strengthens. At the moment, red flag warnings haven’t been issued region wide for the weekend, but expect wind gusts of 35-45 mph on Saturday, and 40-50 mph on Sunday north of highway 50, and 40-50 on Saturday, and 50-60 on Sunday in the southern mountains. Sunday will have the greatest fire risk across southern Colorado. Our next weather system arrives Monday bringing mainly rain with a bit of spring like wet snow that mainly sticks to the grassy areas after a cold front passes through on Monday afternoon. Accumulating snow will fall in the higher terrain of the Front Range and southern mountains.

High pressure returns with a warming trend for mid-week.

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