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Drought Conditions Expand across South Central and Southeast Colorado

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

Lat: 38.78°NLon: 106.22°WElev: 9826ft.

Fair

75°F

24°C

Humidity	7%
Wind Speed	W 6 mph
Barometer	30.41 in
Dewpoint	9°F (-13°C)
Visibility	7.00 mi
Last update	24 Jun 3:35 pm MDT

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Extended Forecast for

9 Miles SSW Granite CO

Red Flag Warning June 24, 03:44pm until June 24, 07:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Red Flag Warning June 24, 03:44pm until June 24, 07:00pm
NOW until 7:00pm Wed
Red Flag Warning
This Afternoon
High: 65 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 40 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy then
Rain/Snow
Likely
Thursday
High: 55 °F
Showers
Likely and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 37 °F
Chance
T-storms and
Breezy then
Patchy Smoke
Friday
High: 56 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms and
Windy
Friday Night
Low: 37 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms and
Windy
Saturday
High: 57 °F
Sunny and
Very Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 36 °F
Clear and
Very Windy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Patchy smoke. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph.

Tonight

Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers before 3am, then rain showers likely between 3am and 5am, then a chance of rain and snow showers after 5am. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy smoke before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy smoke between 7am and noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and midnight. Patchy smoke after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy smoke before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 57. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 45 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph.

Saturday Night

Clear, with a low around 36. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 35 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 58. Windy, with a west southwest wind around 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 55. Windy, with a west southwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.