Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
225 AM MST Mon Jan 5 2026
...A Red Flag Warning is in effect for portions of the area from
10 AM through 5 PM Monday...
COZ228>233-060000-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0002.260105T1700Z-260106T0000Z/
Pueblo County Including Pueblo-
Huerfano County Including Walsenburg-
Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher-
Crowley County Including Ordway-
Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands-
Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon-
225 AM MST Mon Jan 5 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, AND 233...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 228, 229, 230, 231, 232 and
233.
* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent.
* IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise
extreme caution with any outdoor burning.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
509 AM MST Mon Jan 5 2026
COZ058>089-093>099-061215-
Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet-
Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet-
Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet-
Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet-
Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet-
Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-
Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-
La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below
10000 Feet-Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Alamosa Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Southern San Luis Valley-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet-
Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet-
Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet-
Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between
7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet-
Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County-
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below
7500 Feet-
Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range
Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet-
Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet-
Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet-
Crowley County-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County-
Eastern Las Animas County-Western Kiowa County-
Eastern Kiowa County-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County-
Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County-Springfield Vicinity/Baca County-
509 AM MST Mon Jan 5 2026
This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east
central...south central and southeast Colorado.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
Red Flag conditions are expected today, starting later this morning
and lasting into late afternoon, with gusty west winds and dry
surface conditions. These conditions will be most prevalent over the
southeast plains, along and south of Highway 50. Meanwhile, light
snow will fall over the peaks of the Continental Divide.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday
Isolated light snow showers are expected across the central
mountains Tuesday afternoon. Any additional accumulations are
expected to be less than 0.5 inches. Beyond that, snow will be
possible off and on along the Continental Divide through the
upcoming week, with more widespread precipitation possible for the
end of the week.
Otherwise breezy conditions and low humidity values will increase
fire weather danger Tuesday afternoon, particularly across the
southern I-25 corridor and adjacent plains.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Weather spotters will not be needed today or tonight.
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GARBEROGLIO/SIMCOE
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
412 AM CST Mon Jan 5 2026
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Sheridan-Eastern Cherry-Keya Paha-Boyd-Brown-Rock-Holt-Garden-Grant-
Hooker-Thomas-Blaine-Loup-Garfield-Wheeler-Arthur-McPherson-Logan-
Custer-Deuel-Keith-Perkins-Lincoln-Chase-Hayes-Frontier-
Western Cherry-
412 AM CST Mon Jan 5 2026 /312 AM MST Mon Jan 5 2026/
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north
central Nebraska.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
The combination of mild temperatures, dry conditions, and breezy west
winds will lead to elevated fire weather concerns west of Highway 83
this afternoon.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.
Continued mild temperatures and gusty west winds will create
elevated fire weather conditions Tuesday and Wednesday, mainly west
of Highway 83.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
316 AM CST Mon Jan 5 2026
KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-060930-
Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-
Pawnee-Stafford-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-
Pratt-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber-
316 AM CST Mon Jan 5 2026 /216 AM MST Mon Jan 5 2026/
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Kansas,
south central Kansas, southwest Kansas, and west central Kansas.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
Moderately gusty northwest winds combined with lower relative
humidity will produce elevated fire weather conditions across
extreme southwest Kansas this afternoon. Outdoor burning is
discouraged.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday
The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be needed.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
726 AM MST Sun Jan 4 2026
COZ030>051-051430-
Jackson County Below 9000 Feet-
West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet-
Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet-
South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/
Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet-
South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/
Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above
9000 Feet-Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet-
Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear
Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet-
Central and Southeast Park County-
Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County-
Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield
County-
North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and
Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County-
Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet-
Northeast Weld County-Central and South Weld County-Morgan County-
Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties-
North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln
County-
Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County-
Logan County-Washington County-Sedgwick County-Phillips County-
726 AM MST Sun Jan 4 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN/NEAR THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS...
SOUTH PARK...AND THE PALMER DIVIDE UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY...
This hazardous weather outlook is for northeast and north central
Colorado.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
Critical fire weather conditions will occur today, with the
combination of the driest and windiest conditions from the Front
Range Foothills near Boulder southward through South Park and
eastward across the Palmer Divide. It will also be windy at times
near the foothills from Boulder to western Fort Collins, but
the strongest winds will occur this morning with a gradual
decrease this afternoon during the lowest humidity. Peak gusts
this morning in the wind prone areas of the foothills will hit
60-75 mph.
Temperatures will warm to record or near record levels today.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday
Another round of snow will develop in the mountains Monday, and
continue into Tuesday. Slick travel conditions can be anticipated
for the high country especially from late Monday afternoon through
early Tuesday morning. The plains will remain dry with modest
cooling and still much above normal temperatures. Fire weather
conditions will remain elevated for the lower elevations due to
breezy weather and continued dryness.
A cooler storm system will bring another round of snow to the
mountains Thursday into Friday. This time, some of that light snow
may be able to also spread into the I-25 Corridor and plains.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be needed today or tonight. However,
any reports of strong, gusty winds will be appreciated.
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