Red Flag Warning Colorado | Effective 04/02/2026 18:44

Headline: 
Red Flag Warning issued April 2 at 7:44PM MDT until April 3 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
Event: 
Red Flag Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 2, 2026 - 6:44pm
Expires: 
April 3, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description: 
The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 8 AM to 7 PM MDT Friday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 248, 249, 250 and 251. * TIMING...From 8 AM to 7 PM MDT Friday. * WINDS...Northwest 20 to 35 mph, with gusts around 45 mph. Gusts as high as 60 mph near the foothills of Boulder and Larimer Counties. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 16 percent. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire.
Instruction: 
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
Area Description: 
Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County; 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; Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet; Northeast Weld County; Central and South Weld County; Morgan County; Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties; Logan County; Washington County; Sedgwick County; Phillips County
Forcast Office: 
NWS Denver CO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov