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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
322 AM MDT Wed Aug 5 2026

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Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet-
Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet-
Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet-
Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet-
Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet-
Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-
Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-
La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below
10000 Feet-Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Alamosa  Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Southern San Luis Valley-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet-
Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet-
Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet-
Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between
7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet-
Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County-
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below
7500 Feet-
Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range
Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet-
Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet-
Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet-
Crowley County-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County-
Eastern Las Animas County-Western Kiowa County-
Eastern Kiowa County-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County-
Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County-Springfield Vicinity/Baca County-
322 AM MDT Wed Aug 5 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east
central...south central and southeast Colorado.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Critical fire weather conditions will develop this afternoon
across the Central Mountains due to gusty winds and low humidity.

An isolated thunderstorm may be possible from the Raton Mesa, east
along the New Mexico border this afternoon and early evening. Wind
gusts near 50 mph will be the main thunderstorm risk.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

High fire danger is forecast along the Continental Divide for
Thursday afternoon and evening due to gusty winds and low
humidity. Spotty near critical fire weather conditions will be
possible for mountain areas and the plains through the weekend.

Temperatures will be hot beginning Friday and persisting into
early next week. High temperatures on the plains will reach the
mid 90s to lower 100s.

Very isolated thunderstorm activity may be possible across the
mountains each afternoon. More widespread shower and thunderstorm
activity is possible early to mid next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters will not be needed today or tonight.

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1226 AM MDT Wed Aug 5 2026

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/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0077.260805T1800Z-260806T0100Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0067.260806T1800Z-260807T0100Z/
Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee
County-
1226 AM MDT Wed Aug 5 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 220...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 220.

* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 percent.

* IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise
  extreme caution with any outdoor burning.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1226 AM MDT Wed Aug 5 2026

COZ220-052230-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0077.260805T1800Z-260806T0100Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0067.260806T1800Z-260807T0100Z/
Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee
County-
1226 AM MDT Wed Aug 5 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 220...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 220.

* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 percent.

* IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise
  extreme caution with any outdoor burning.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

&&

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079-071-099-027-055-015-051500-
Fremont-El Paso-Conejos-Alamosa-Otero-Crowley-Pueblo-
Saguache-Baca-Kiowa-Bent-Teller-Lake-Rio Grande-Costilla-
Mineral-Las Animas-Prowers-Custer-Huerfano-Chaffee-
410 PM MDT Tue Aug 4 2026

...AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FROM 900 AM
TUESDAY UNTIL 900 AM WEDNESDAY...

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has
issued the following...

WHAT...Air Quality Health Advisory for Wildfire Smoke.

WHERE...Moffat, Routt, Grand, Rio Blanco, Eagle, Summit, Garfield,
Pitkin, Mesa, Delta, Gunnison, Montrose, Ouray, San Miguel,
Dolores, Montezuma, Saguache, San Juan, Hinsdale, Mineral,
Sedgwick, Logan, Crowley, Jackson, Phillips, Morgan, Yuma,
Washington, Gilpin, Clear Creek, Elbert, Kit Carson, Lake, Park,
Lincoln, Teller, Cheyenne, El Paso, Chaffee, Fremont, Kiowa,
Pueblo, Custer, Bent, Prowers, Otero, Huerfano, Rio Grande,
Alamosa, Las Animas, Baca, Costilla and Conejos Counties.
Locations include, but are not limited to Craig, Steamboat
Springs, Granby, Hot Sulphur Springs, Kremmling, Meeker, Rangely,
Eagle, Vail, Breckenridge, Glenwood Springs, Aspen, Grand
Junction, Delta, Gunnison, Montrose, Nucla, Ouray, Telluride, Dove
Creek, Cortez, Saguache, Silverton, Lake City, Creede, Julesburg,
Sterling, Ordway, Walden, Holyoke, Fort Morgan, Wray, Akron,
Central City, Georgetown, Kiowa, Burlington, Leadville, Fairplay,
Limon, Cripple Creek, Cheyenne Wells, Colorado Springs, Buena
Vista, Salida, Canon City, Eads, Pueblo, Westcliffe, Las Animas,
Lamar, La Junta, Walsenburg, Del Norte, South Fork, Alamosa, Kim,
Trinidad, Springfield, San Luis and Conejos.

WHEN...900 AM Tuesday August 04 to 900 AM Wednesday August 05

IMPACTS...Areas of moderate to heavy smoke from out-of-state
wildfires will be possible across Colorado through at least
Wednesday morning.

HEALTH INFORMATION...Public Health Recommendations: If smoke is
thick or becomes thick in your neighborhood you may want to remain
indoors. This is especially true for those with heart disease,
respiratory illnesses, the very young, and older adults. Consider
limiting outdoor activity when moderate to heavy smoke is present.
Consider relocating temporarily if smoke is present indoors and is
making you ill. If visibility is less than 5 miles in smoke in
your neighborhood, smoke has reached levels that are unhealthy.

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