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Spot Forecast for La Plata Fire...Team CO IMT
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
932 AM MDT Thu Aug 21 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1500 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...

Dry and warm again today, with some virga and briefly gusty/erratic
winds possible this afternoon. Warm tomorrow, then a cold front
moves through the region during the afternoon, bringing a chance
for showers and thunderstorms from mid-afternoon into the evening.

Wetter and cooler weather pattern develops over the weekend and
continues into next next week, with numerous showers and thunderstorms
each day. Rainfall amounts fairly light this weekend, around a tenth
of an inch each day, then heavier rain possible next week, with
daily amounts of a quarter inch or more possible. Nighttime humidity
recover will be fair to good tonight, then good to very good
through the weekend into next week.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny(67 percent). Areas of smoke.
Max temperature.....72F.
Min humidity........12-17 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 5-10 mph until 1200, then becoming
                    northeast 8-15 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 8 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair to good.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy(62 percent) until 2400, then
                    partly cloudy(27 percent). Areas of smoke until
                    2400.
Min temperature.....44F.
Max humidity........65-70 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East-southeast 4-8 mph until 0200, then downslope
                    3-7 mph.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 8 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to good.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny until 1200, then mostly cloudy. Rain
                    showers with thunderstorms likely after 1200.
Max temperature.....69F.
Min humidity........26-31 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope/downvalley 3-7 mph until 1000, then
                    northwest 8-12 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms after 1200.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to good.
Rainfall Amounts....Around a tenth of an inch.

.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms. Lows 38 to
46. Highs 62 to 72. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Max RH...80-90 percent. Min RH...25-35 percent.
Rainfall Amounts around a tenth of an inch.
.SUNDAY...Numerous thunderstorms. Lows 37 to 45. Highs 60 to 70.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
Max RH...85-95 percent. Min RH...30-40 percent.
Rainfall Amounts around a tenth of an inch.
.MONDAY...Numerous thunderstorms. Lows 39 to 46. Highs 55 to 64.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
Max RH...85-95 percent. Min RH...35-45 percent.
Rainfall Amounts around a quarter of an inch.
.TUESDAY...Numerous thunderstorms. Lows 37 to 45. Highs 54 to 65.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
Max RH...85-95 percent. Min RH...35-45 percent.
Rainfall Amounts around a quarter of an inch.
.WEDNESDAY...Numerous thunderstorms. Lows 36 to 44. Highs 54 to 65.
South winds around 10 mph.
Max RH...85-95 percent. Min RH...35-45 percent.
Rainfall Amounts around a quarter of an inch.

$$
Forecaster...PETERSEN
Requested by...Rose Long
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/21/25
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