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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
123 AM MDT Thu Apr 16 2026

COZ058>089-093>099-170730-
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-
123 AM MDT Thu Apr 16 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 can be expected across much of
southern Colorado today with winds gusting up to 30 to 40 mph across
the lower elevations and up to 50 to 60 mph in and near the
mountains. Rapid rates of fire spread will be likely, and any
activities which could start a wildfire should be avoided.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Much cooler weather spreads in for Friday though the southern
portions of the southeast plains could see another round of Critical
Fire Weather conditions Friday morning before the cold front moves
through.  Otherwise, snow showers will spread into the mountains
along the Continental Divide by Friday morning, and into northern
portions of the southeast mountains and adjacent plains by mid day
Friday.  Snow tapers off quickly Friday evening with the potential
for up to 5 inches of snow across Teller county, and up to 4
inches across northern El Paso county and northern portions of the
Sawatch and Mosquito ranges. Elsewhere, a mix or change over to
snow may spread as far down in elevation as 4000 feet though any
accumulation is more likely to occur at 6000 feet and higher.

A hard freeze will be likely Friday night into Saturday morning and
again Saturday night into Sunday morning across much of the
southeast plains.  Precautions should be taken to protect tender
vegetation and vulnerable pipes from freezing.

Temperatures warm back up for the weekend through next week with at
least elevated critical fire weather conditions returning to
the plains and valleys at times. Showers and thunderstorms will
return to the forecast, especially late 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
108 AM MDT Thu Apr 16 2026



COZ220>222-224>229-231-232-234>236-162315-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0041.260416T1700Z-260417T0500Z/
Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee
County-
Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant
Fossil Beds National Monument-
Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet
Mountains/La Veta Pass-
Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest-
Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado
Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo-
Huerfano County Including Walsenburg-
Crowley County Including Ordway-
Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands-
Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas-
Prowers County Including Lamar-
108 AM MDT Thu Apr 16 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220, 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228,
229, 231, 232, 234, 235, AND 236...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 220, 221, 222, 224, 225,
  226, 227, 228, 229, 231, 232, 234, 235 and 236.

* TIMING...From 11 AM this morning to 11 PM MDT this evening.

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph across
  the plains and up to 60 mph across the high country.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent across the mountains
  and as low as 7 percent across the plains.

* IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch
  and spread rapidly and erratically.

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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