Take a quick look at an overlay of large active fires and surface winds this morning in Colorado and you’ll see exactly where the smoke is coming from. Large fires to the Southwest and South with strong winds from the Southwest and South are acting as a conveyor belt to move all of that smoke …
Tag: Fire Weather Warning
Apr 16
4/16/2018 – The Week Ahead: Fire and Ice!
The week ahead looks to feature more classic Colorado Spring weather for many areas of the state and the Palmer Divide will be no exception. As the week starts off relatively quiet, our fire concerns will begin to creep back in again, but a lot of folks will enjoy the warm temperatures. The bad news …
Apr 12
4/12/2018 – Several Weather Warnings Up for Colorado Today
There’s a lot going on weather-wise across Colorado today and many areas have weather warnings and alerts up. Without too much blather and further ado; here’s the latest! Current Weather Alerts and Details Red Flag Warning — Thursday from 10AM through Thursday 9PM Areas included: South Park and the Southern Foothills across the Palmer Divide …
Mar 15
Strong Storm System to Bring Heavy Snow… For Some
The first in a series of storm systems will begin to move through on Thursday and the National Weather Service has issued some weather alerts in advance of the storm. You’ll notice the Winter Weather Alerts are confined mainly to the mountains and foothills, while wind alerts and fire alerts to the plains. Another interesting …
Jul 07
Castle Rock Weekend Weather Outlook 07/07/2017
While it will be slightly cooler over the first part of the weekend, the overall trend for the foreseeable future is to remain very warm and very dry. This will certainly not help our fire situation out as many areas are seeing major fires burning at this point in time. Friday: Expect cooler temperatures across the …
Mar 04
Castle Rock Weather Forecast | Weekend Outlook
This weekend expect more unseasonably warm temperatures along the front range including Castle Rock and the Palmer Divide. A lot of this warming will be due to a strong high pressure ridge in the atmosphere with a decent downslope component most of the weekend. This often means it will be very warm and very windy! …
Feb 22
Red Flag Warning Today With A Big Change Tomorrow
A new Red Flag Warning has been issued for many areas along the Palmer Divide today as warm temperatures combined with low humidity and gusty winds will make for extreme fire danger. Precautionary/preparedness actions… A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now… .or will shortly. A combination of strong …
Jul 10
**Red Flag Warning Issued** — Extreme Fire Danger
A Red Flag Warning has been issued today until 8:00PM Mountain time. A Red Flag Warning means critical fire conditions are imminent or occurring. As such, if you are doing any activities that require fire or anything that makes sparks, please be extra careful. Current Red Flag Warning Areas Warning Details URGENT – FIRE WEATHER …