Red Flag Warning Colorado | Effective 04/02/2026 23:53

Headline: 
Red Flag Warning issued April 3 at 12:53AM MDT until April 3 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
Event: 
Red Flag Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 2, 2026 - 11:53pm
Expires: 
April 3, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description: 
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 222, 224, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 234, 235 and 236. * WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning.
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: 
Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek; San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache; 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; Kiowa County Including Eads; Bent County Including Las Animas; Prowers County Including Lamar
Forcast Office: 
NWS Pueblo CO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov