Red Flag Warning issued April 16 at 1:08AM MDT until April 16 at 11:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
Issue date: 2026-04-16T07:08+00:00
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 220, 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 231, 232, 234, 235 and 236. * TIMING...From 11 AM this morning to 11 PM MDT this evening. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph across the plains and up to 60 mph across the high country. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent across the mountains and as low as 7 percent across the plains. * IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically.
