Fire Weather Watch
Status
Event Continued Active alertStart Time
Thu 03/26/2026 02:00 PM EDTEnd Time
Thu 03/26/2026 10:00 PM EDTSignificance
WatchImpacts
Moderate impact
Locations Affected
Colorado Springs, CO ∙ Pueblo, CO ∙ East Spanish Peak, CO ∙ Ludlow, CO ∙ Villegreen, CO ∙ Hartman, CO ∙ Smeltertown, CO ∙ Jaroso, CO ∙ Cripple Creek, CO ∙ Pritchett, COFull Alert Message
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 208 PM MDT Tue Mar 24 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 235, 236, AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 220, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 235, 236 and 237. * WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning. 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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COZ220-227>233-235>237-251215- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0026.260326T1800Z-260327T0200Z/ Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Bent County Including Las Animas-Prowers County Including Lamar- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 208 PM MDT Tue Mar 24 2026