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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1253 AM MDT Tue Aug 4 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-
1253 AM MDT Tue Aug 4 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

One or two strong thunderstorms will be possible across the
southern Sangre De Cristo mountains and adjacent areas. Winds
gusts to 50 to 60 mph will be possible along with hail ranging
from nickels to quarters.

Showers and thunderstorms will be possible across the southern
mountains today, including the Aspen Acres burn scar. If a strong
storm should develop over the burn scar, then flash flooding could
occur, especially over the central part of the burn scar.

Elevated fire weather conditions will be possible along the
Continental Divide today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Elevated fire weather conditions will be possible along the
Continental Divide through the rest of this week. These elevated
fire weather conditions will then be possible across parts of the
plains this upcoming weekend.

Temperatures will once again become hot by Friday and last into
the weekend. Readings in the 100s will be likely across a good
part of the plains Friday through Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will
be possible over portions of the region.

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910 AM 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, La Plata, Saguache, San Juan, Hinsdale,
Mineral, Archuleta, 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, Durango, Hermosa, Honeyville, Rockwood, Saguache,
Silverton, Lake City, Creede, Pagosa Springs, 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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