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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1249 AM MDT Thu Aug 6 2026

COZ058>089-093>099-070700-
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-
1249 AM MDT Thu Aug 6 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Isolated high base thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon
mainly over the mountain ridges of the San Juans, Southern
mountains and Pikes Peak. Gusty winds and an isolated lightning
strike will be the primary threats.

A red flag warning is in effect for the areas along the
Continental Divide this afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday and Wednesday

A fire weather watch is in effect for Pueblo and Fremont counties
on Friday.

Temperatures on the plains and in the valleys will be hot Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. Readings over the plains will be about 100
on Friday and up to 105 Saturday and Sunday. Critical fire weather
conditions may occur over the far eastern plains this weekend.

Temperatures should start to slowly cool down early next week
with shower chances slowly increasing as the week goes by.

.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
1221 AM MDT Thu Aug 6 2026

COZ220-223-062230-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0078.260806T1800Z-260807T0100Z/
Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee
County-
Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf
Creek Pass and Creede-
1221 AM MDT Thu Aug 6 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 ZONES 220 AND 223...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 220 and 223.

* WINDS...Northwest 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 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.

&&

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COC055-065-105-003-109-027-015-079-021-043-023-119-041-101-061500-
Huerfano-Lake-Rio Grande-Alamosa-Saguache-Custer-Chaffee-
Mineral-Conejos-Fremont-Costilla-Teller-El Paso-Pueblo-
410 PM MDT Wed Aug 5 2026

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

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, La Plata, Saguache, San Juan, Hinsdale,
Mineral, Archuleta, Jackson, Gilpin, Clear Creek, Elbert, Lake,
Park, Teller, El Paso, Chaffee, Fremont, Pueblo, Custer, Huerfano,
Rio Grande, Alamosa, 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,
Durango, Hermosa, Honeyville, Rockwood, Saguache, Silverton, Lake
City, Creede, Pagosa Springs, Walden, Central City, Georgetown,
Kiowa, Leadville, Fairplay, Cripple Creek, Colorado Springs, Buena
Vista, Salida, Canon City, Pueblo, Westcliffe, Del Norte, South
Fork, Alamosa, San Luis and Conejos.

WHEN...900 AM Wednesday August 05 to 900 AM Thursday August 06

IMPACTS...Areas of moderate to heavy smoke, from in-state and out-
of-state wildfires, will be possible across the advisory area
through at least Thursday morning.

HEALTH INFORMATION...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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