Tonight's Forecast:
Lingering showers and thunderstorms will dissipate by 9-10 pm. The sky will clear out overnight and temperatures will be cool early on Thursday morning.
A RED FLAG WARNING will be in effect from noon until 8 pm on Thursday. Relative humidity will drop to 10-15% and winds will gust 30-35 mph. Vegetation is dry enough to burn. Please avoid anything that can cause a spark outside.
Colorado Springs forecast: Low: 52; High: 86;
RED FLAG WARNING from noon until 8 pm. It will be sunny with a high temperature of about 7 degrees above average. Winds will be from the SSW at 10-20 mph gusting to 30 mph.
Pueblo forecast: Low: 54; High: 92;
RED FLAG WARNING from noon until 8 pm. The high will be about 7 degrees above average. Winds will be from the SW at 10-15 mph gusting to 25 mph.
Canon City forecast: Low: 57; High: 88;
It will be a warm and breezy day with mostly sunny conditions. Wind will be from the WSW at 10-20 mph gusting to 30 mph.
Woodland Park forecast: Low: 44; High: 76;
Warm and breezy on Thursday with mostly sunny conditions. Winds will be from the SW at 10-15 mph gusting to 25 mph.
Tri-Lakes forecast: Low: 50; High: 83;
RED FLAG WARNING from noon until 8 pm. It will be a warm and breezy day with SW wind at 10-15 mph gusting to 30 mph.
Plains forecast: Low: 50s; High: 90s;
RED FLAG WARNING from noon until 8 pm for Crowley, Otero, and eastern Las Animas Counties. It will be hot with highs in the low to upper 90s. Winds will be gusting up to 30-35 mph from the SSW.
Walsenburg and Trinidad forecast: Low: 53/54; High: 84/87;
RED FLAG WARNING from noon until 8 pm. It was warm and mostly sunny on Thursday. Winds will be from the SSW at 10-20 mph gusting to 30 mph.
Mountains forecast: Low: 40s; High: 70s;
Mid-70s up to 80 for the mountain valleys on Thursday. Winds will be gusty from the SW sustained at 10-20 mph gusting to 25-35 mph.
Extended outlook forecast:
Friday will be warm and breezy at times, but a little less warm and windy than Thursday. The weekend is trending warm and sunny. Stronger winds return Monday and Tuesday next week which may elevate fire danger once again.
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