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Record heat Saturday with fire danger

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Tonight's Forecast:
Overnight temperatures for most of the region will be warmer than average to the 40s and 50s. A light breeze from the NW tonight will be at 5-15 mph.

Saturday fire danger:
A RED FLAG WARNING will be in effect for the zones highlighted in red from 10 am until 9 pm. Humidity will be less than 15% and wind gusts will be up to 30 mph.

Colorado Springs forecast: Low: 53; High: 86;
RED FLAG WARNING from 10 am until 9 pm. The record high for October 5th is 83, set in 2020, so we are likely to see that record broken. It will be a sunny and dry day with wind from the NW at 10-15 mph gusting to 25-30 mph.

Pueblo forecast: Low: 50; High: 91;
RED FLAG WARNING from 10 am until 9 pm. Sunny and hot on Saturday and the forecast has Pueblo tying the record high for October 5th at 91 degrees, set in 1947.

Canon City forecast: Low: 54; High: 88;
RED FLAG WARNING from 10 am until 9 pm. Sunny and very warm with W wind at 10-15 mph gusting to 30 mph.

Woodland Park forecast: Low: 47; High: 75;
RED FLAG WARNING from 10 am until 9 pm. A very warm day with sunshine and W wind at 15 mph gusting to 25 mph.

Tri-Lakes forecast: Low: 51; High: 80;
RED FLAG WARNING from 10 am until 9 pm. Monument will be warm and gusty on Saturday with NW wind at 10-15 mph gusting to 30 mph.

Plains forecast: Low: 40s/50s; High: 90s;
The plains will be hot, boosting up to the low to mid 90s on Saturday with breezy wind from the WNW at 10-15 mph gusting 20-30 mph.

Walsenburg and Trinidad forecast: Low: 54/55; High: 85/86;
RED FLAG WARNING from 10 am until 9 pm for eastern Huerfano County. Very warm on Saturday with sunshine and WNW wind at 10-15 mph gusting to 30 mph.

Mountains forecast: Low: 30s/40s; High: 70s;
RED FLAG WARNING from 10 am until 9 pm for Park and Teller County. The mountain valleys will be sunny and dry with breezy wind from the W gusting 20-30 mph.

Extended outlook forecast:
On Saturday evening, a cold front will move in from the NE, and will cool down the region on Sunday back to the 70s for everyone, with the plains and I-25 feeling the biggest cool down.

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