Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued March 24 at 11:46AM MDT until March 26 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
March 24, 2026 - 10:46am
Expires:
March 25, 2026 - 3:00am
Description:
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.
* 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 7 percent.
* IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch
and spread rapidly and erratically.
Instruction:
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
Area Description:
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
Forcast Office:
NWS Pueblo CO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov