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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
342 AM MDT Thu Apr 16 2026

COZ030>051-170945-
Jackson County Below 9000 Feet-
West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet-
Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet-
South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/
Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet-
South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/
Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above
9000 Feet-Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet-
Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear
Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet-
Central and Southeast Park County-
Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County-
Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield
County-
North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and
Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County-
Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet-
Northeast Weld County-Central and South Weld County-Morgan County-
Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties-
North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln
County-
Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County-
Logan County-Washington County-Sedgwick County-Phillips County-
342 AM MDT Thu Apr 16 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR SOUTH PARK, THE SOUTHERN FRONT
RANGE FOOTHILLS, PALMER DIVIDE, AND ADJACENT PLAINS SOUTH OF
I-76...

This hazardous weather outlook is for northeast and north central
Colorado.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Critical fire weather conditions with a potential for rapid
wildfire spread will exist across portions of northeast and
central Colorado today. Red Flag Warnings are in effect where the
windiest and driest locations will occur, mainly from South Park
and the southern Front Range Foothills eastward across the Palmer
Divide into the adjacent plains.

A strong cold front will move across the plains tonight, bringing
colder temperatures and a brief period of strong, gusty winds to
35-50 mph. The strongest gusts are expected to occur east of
I-25.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

A colder storm system will bring snow to most of the forecast
area by Friday. Slick road conditions and travel impacts can be
expected in most of the mountains and higher foothills, and
possibly into the lower foothills and Palmer Divide by Friday
evening. Total snow accumulations of a dusting to 2 inches can be
expected over most of the I-25 Corridor, with amounts of 2 to 4
inches likely over the Palmer Divide. The foothills and higher
mountain slopes can expect to see 3 to 7 inches before the snow
winds down Friday evening. The majority of the northeast plains
east of the I-25 Corridor will only see a dusting to half inch.

A warming trend and return to dry weather can be expected for the
weekend into early next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed today or tonight.

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