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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1126 AM MDT Fri Jul 18 2025

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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-
1126 AM MDT Fri Jul 18 2025

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east
central...south central and southeast Colorado.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms are forecast to develop along the
mountains by mid afternoon, and push across the valleys and
adjacent plains through mid evening. Gusty outflow winds up to 50
mph look to be the main hazard with any stronger storms, though
small hail and brief periods of heavy rain will also be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Afternoon showers and thunderstorms are expected every day over
the mountains, with mainly isolated to scattered storms over the
plains. The main threats from thunderstorms will be cloud to
ground lightning and periods of locally heavy rain.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters will not be needed today or tonight.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Goodland KS
146 PM MDT Fri Jul 18 2025

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Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock-
Red Willow-
146 PM MDT Fri Jul 18 2025 /246 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025/

This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska...
northwest Kansas and east central Colorado.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

There is a small chance for thunderstorms late this afternoon into
the evening hours, mainly in eastern Colorado and east of Highway
83. An isolated stronger storm is possible, with hail up to quarter
size and strong wind gusts the primary threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

Strong to severe storms are forecast for most of the area Saturday
afternoon through the evening hours. Large hail and damaging winds
are the primary hazards.

Another threat severe weather is possible Sunday as well as daily
chances for storms continues through mid week.


.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed Saturday.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
822 AM MDT Fri Jul 18 2025

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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-
822 AM MDT Fri Jul 18 2025


This hazardous weather outlook is for northeast and north central
Colorado.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop over
the higher elevations this afternoon and spread east across the
plains. With increasing instability/shear values expected over
portions of the northeastern corner, there is an isolated threat
that developing storms may produce some large hail and severe wind
gusts across the area if the modest CIN can be overcome.
Instability will be lacking over the higher terrain and urban
corridor today, but DCAPE values are expected to reach upwards of
1500 J/kg this afternoon, which would be conducive to stronger
downdraft potential and a few stronger to severe wind gusts
developing. With fairly weak winds aloft and PWATs slightly above
normal, we could see a few slower moving storms produce brief
heavy rainfall, generally over the mountains and foothills where
moisture is greatest.


.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms are expected each
day through the weekend, with the best chance being on Saturday.
For early next week, very warm and drier weather is expected.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed today or tonight.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
428 AM MDT Fri Jul 18 2025

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Lower Yampa River Basin-Central Yampa River Basin-
Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus-Elkhead and Park Mountains-
Upper Yampa River Basin-Grand Valley-Debeque to Silt Corridor-
Central Colorado River Basin-Grand and Battlement Mesas-
Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys-
Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin-
West Elk and Sawatch Mountains-Flat Tops-Upper Gunnison River Valley-
Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide-Northwest San Juan Mountains-
Southwest San Juan Mountains-Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River-
Four Corners/Upper Dolores River-Animas River Basin-
San Juan River Basin-Southeast Utah-Eastern Uinta Mountains-
Eastern Uinta Basin-Tavaputs Plateau-Arches/Grand Flat-
La Sal and Abajo Mountains-Canyonlands/Natural Bridges-
428 AM MDT Fri Jul 18 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Colorado, southwest
Colorado, west central Colorado, east central Utah, northeast Utah
and southeast Utah.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered to widespread showers and thunderstorms will develop
across the southern and central mountains with coverage more
scattered on the higher terrain to the north and west this afternoon
and evening. A few of these storms may become severe producing large
hail, damaging winds and localized heavy rain with flash flooding
possible in flood prone areas, such as fire scars and slot canyons.
Wildfire smoke remains visible across much of the CWA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

The moisture starts drying out Saturday with more scattered showers
and thunderstorms on terrain. Dry air returns Sunday into early next
week with a return of near critical fire weather conditions. There
will be enough residual moisture to produce afternoon thunderstorms
with increased probability for dry lightning. Wildfire smoke will
remain visible for much of eastern Utah and western Colorado.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed. Spotters are encouraged to report
excessive wind or observed wind related damage, and to relay rainfall
amounts or any observed flooding to the National Weather Service in
Grand Junction.


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