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Spot Forecast for Willow...USFS
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
343 AM MDT Fri Aug 21 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 MDT on August 21.
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...

Thunderstorms will be more isolated this afternoon and evening though
some brief localized heavy rainfall and gusty outflow winds up to 40
mph will be possible.  The warmest day will be today.  Temperatures
will cool slightly with another uptick in thunderstorm chances for the
weekend into early next week as monsoon moisture returns to the region.
Heavy rainfall with thunderstorms will become more likely with time as
the atmosphere moistens up again.  Winds will remain light downslope/
downvalley overnight into the early morning hours before increasing
from the northwest at around 10-20 mph each afternoon.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(37 percent) until 1700, then
                    mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers
                    and thunderstorms after 1300.
Max temperature.....69-74F.
Min humidity........19-24 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West 5-10 mph until 1200, then northwest 8-18 mph
                    mph until 1500, then northeast. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms after
                    1300.
Mixing height.......500 ft agl until 0900. 9000 ft agl after 1000.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 7 mph until 1500, then north
                    around 8 mph until 1700, then southeast around
                    9 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Good after 1200.


.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy(66 percent) until 2300, then
                    partly cloudy(41 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers and thunderstorms until 2100.
Min temperature.....50F.
Max humidity........56-61 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast 7-15 mph until 2100, then south
                    until 0200, then southwest 5-10 mph. Gusty
                    and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms
                    until 2100.
Mixing height.......4000 ft agl until 2000, then 500 ft agl.
Transport winds.....South around 6 mph until 0400, then southwest.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair until 1900, then poor.


.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(40 percent) until 1200, then
                    mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and
                    thunderstorms after 1200. Rain showers likely
                    after 1500.
Max temperature.....67-72F.
Min humidity........26-31 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South 3-8 mph until 1200, then west 8-18 mph.
                    Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms after 1200.
Mixing height.......1000 ft agl until 1000, then 5500 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1100, then fair until 1200, then
                    good until 1500, then fair until 1700, then
                    poor.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest 10-20 mph.
.MONDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. West 8-18 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest 10-20 mph.

$$
Forecaster...TORGERSON
Requested by...Chris Frost
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619978.2/PUB
.DELDT 08/21/26
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