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Spot Forecast for Willow Fire...USDA Forest Service ICT4(T)
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
545 PM MDT Sun Aug 9 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on August 10.
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...

Unseasonably warm temperatures will continue for Monday and Tuesday
with scattered high based showers and thunderstorms during the
afternoon and evening both days.  These will be more likely to
produce gusty erratic winds but little rainfall.

Increasing monsoon moisture will bring more widespread showers and
thunderstorms to the area for Wednesday through Friday.  Locally
heavy rainfall with the potential to cause burn scar flash flooding
will be possible.  Temperatures will be around 5-10 degrees cooler
through the period with lighter afternoon winds, except near
thunderstorms.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(42 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers and thunderstorms after 1200.
Max temperature.....69-74F.
Min humidity........26-31 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West 4-8 mph until 0900, then northwest 10-20
                    mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms after 1200.
Mixing height.......1000 ft agl until 0900, then 6000 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 12 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900, then fair until 1000, then
                    good.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy(60 percent) until 2000, then
                    partly cloudy(29 percent). Chance of
                    thunderstorms until 2100. Slight chance of
                    thunderstorms after 2100 until 2400.
Min temperature.....45-50F.
Max humidity........75-80 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 10-20 mph until 2100 then west 4-8
                    mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms until 2100.
Mixing height.......4500 ft agl until 1900, then 1000 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 6 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair until 1900, then poor.


.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(42 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers and thunderstorms after 1200.
Max temperature.....69-74F.
Min humidity........27-32 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West 4-8 mph until 0900 then northwest 8-18
                    mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms after 1200.
Mixing height.......2500 ft agl until 1000, then 6500 ft agl.
Transport winds.....North around 9 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1000, then fair.



.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Showers with thunderstorms likely. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs around 70. Southwest 5-15 mph.
.THURSDAY...
Mostly cloudy with showers with thunderstorms likely. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. West 5-15 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. West 5-15 mph.

$$
Forecaster...TORGERSON
Requested by...Matthew Celommi
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618605.12/PUB
.DELDT 08/09/26
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