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Spot Forecast for Post...Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
757 PM MDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0500 MDT on August 19.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact our office at (719) 948-9429, if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...

An isolated shower or thunderstorms will be possible through 2200
this evening as a weak disturbance moves along the COlorado and
New Mexico border. OTherwise northerly winds of 10 mph are expected
with locally gusty winds associated with any shower activity this
evening.

Tomorrow, there will be a much better chance of wetting rains as
upslope flow will combine with a stronger disturbance moving across
the region. the best chance of storms will be between 1500 and 2100
local time. The rains could be heavy with strong outflow winds.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy(41 percent). An isolated shower or
                    thunderstorm possible through 2200.
Min temperature.....56F.
Max humidity........69-74 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 8-12 mph.
Mixing height.......1500 ft agl.
Transport winds.....North around 14 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(43 percent) until 1600, then
                    mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers
                    and thunderstorms after 1200, then
                    chance of rain showers and thunderstorms until
                    1500, then rain showers and thunderstorms
                    likely through the rest of the forecast period.
Max temperature.....75F.
Min humidity........31-36 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds around 10 mph until 0900, then
                    becoming then southeast around 8
                    mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms after 1200.
Mixing height.......3000 ft agl until 1200, then 5500 ft agl until
                    1600, then 2500 ft agl.
Transport winds.....North around 7 mph until 1500. Southeast around
                    9 mph after 1600.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1300, then fair until 1500, then
                    poor.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy until 0200, then partly cloudy(37
                    percent). Rain showers likely until 2000.
                    Chance of thunderstorms until 2100. Chance of
                    rain showers after 2000 until 2100.
Min temperature.....55F.
Max humidity........67-72 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 9 mph until 2100, then
                    south around 8 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms until 2100. Gusty
                    and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms
                    after 2100 until 2200.
Mixing height.......1000 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 12 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.


.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(32 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers and thunderstorms after 1200.
Max temperature.....76F.
Min humidity........24-29 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 8 mph until 0900, then
                    becoming  southeast around 9
                    mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms after 1200.
Mixing height.......1000 ft agl until 1000. 7000 ft agl after 1100.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 8 mph until 1100, then north
                    around 7 mph until 1400, then east until 1700,
                    then south around 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1200, then fair.

TIME (MDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........30  20  14  6   10  15  19  32  46  59  59  58
Weather cov.....                        CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....                        RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........                        CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Temp............57  57  61  65  68  71  74  75  75  75  74  72
RH..............65  64  56  48  42  36  32  29  29  29  31  35
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE
20 FT wind spd..8   8   8   5   5   5   7   7   7   9   9   9
20 FT wind gust.12  12  12  8   8   8   12  12  12  16  16  16
Eye lvl wnd dir.SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE
Eye lvl wnd spd.5   5   5   3   3   3   4   4   4   5   5   5
Eye lvl wnd gst.7   7   7   5   5   5   7   7   7   10  10  10
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 3.5 6.0 8.0 9.0 9.5 9.0 7.5 5.5
Transp wind dir.S   SW  SW  SW  W   NW  N   N   NE  NE  E   S
Transp wind spd.12  9   8   8   8   7   7   7   7   8   9   10
SDspl kt-ft/10005   5   5   10  24  35  47  54  58  64  60  48

$$
Forecaster...HODANISH
Requested by...Robert Kriegbaum
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/18/26
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