Fire Weather Watch
Status
Event Continued Active alertStart Time
Thu 04/16/2026 01:00 PM EDTEnd Time
Thu 04/16/2026 11:00 PM EDTSignificance
WatchImpacts
Moderate impact
Locations Affected
Colorado Springs, CO ∙ Pueblo, CO ∙ Lamar, CO ∙ Saguache Municipal Airport, CO ∙ Electric Peak, CO ∙ San Pedro Mesa, CO ∙ Woodland Park, CO ∙ Gulnare, CO ∙ Trinchera, CO ∙ Poncha Springs, COFull Alert Message
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 229 PM MDT Tue Apr 14 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220, 221, 222, 224, 225, AND 226... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 220, 221, 222, 224, 225 and 226. * TIMING...From Thursday morning through Thursday evening. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent. * IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically. 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>222-224>226-151230- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0035.260416T1700Z-260417T0300Z/ Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County- Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass- Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- 229 PM MDT Tue Apr 14 2026