Fire Weather Watch
Status
Event Continued Active alertStart Time
Mon 10/20/2025 01:00 PM EDTEnd Time
Mon 10/20/2025 08:00 PM EDTSignificance
WatchImpacts
Moderate impact
Locations Affected
Denver, CO ∙ Aurora, CO ∙ Lakewood, CO ∙ Centennial, CO ∙ Thornton, CO ∙ Boulder, CO ∙ Arvada, CO ∙ Westminster, CO ∙ Longmont, CO ∙ Broomfield, COFull Alert Message
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 143 PM MDT Sat Oct 18 2025 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS, THE WESTERN SUBURBS OF DENVER, AND LINCOLN COUNTY... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 216, 239, 240, 245, 246, 247 and 249. * TIMING...Monday 11 AM MT to 6 PM MT. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 to 17%. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
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COZ216-239-240-245>247-249-191200- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.A.0015.251020T1700Z-251021T0000Z/ Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet- Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County- North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County- Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties- North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County- Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County- Washington County- 143 PM MDT Sat Oct 18 2025