Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
141 AM MDT Sun Apr 12 2026
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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-
141 AM MDT Sun Apr 12 2026
This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east
central...south central and southeast Colorado.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
Critical fire weather conditions are expected over much of the
area today, with strong southwest winds gusting 30 to 50 mph and
relative humidity near or below 10 percent this afternoon.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday
Critical fire weather conditions are again expected over much of
the area on Monday, with southwest winds gusting 30 to 50 mph and
relative humidity near 10 percent in the afternoon.
On Tuesday, a strong pacific weather system will move across
Colorado, bringing windy and cooler weather to the area. Critical
fire weather conditions will be possible across the southeast
plains during the late morning and early afternoon, before a cold
front brings cooler and more moist air into the region by late in
the day. Over the mountains, mainly along the Continental Divide,
snow will be possible, with some moderate accumulations expected,
especially over the eastern San Juans.
Drier weather will return late Wednesday through Friday, and critical
fire weather conditions will be possible across the region,
especially on Thursday and Friday. Rain and snow will then return
to at least the mountains by late Friday into Saturday, as
another weather system approaches the region.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Weather spotters will not be needed today or tonight.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
311 AM MDT Sun Apr 12 2026
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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-
311 AM MDT Sun Apr 12 2026
...Red Flag Warning for South Park, the Southern Front Range
Foothills, Palmer Divide, east central Colorado, and eastern
Larimer/northwest Weld Counties noon to 8 pm today...
...Fire Weather Watch for much of the same areas for Monday...
This hazardous weather outlook is for northeast and north central
Colorado.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will return today
due to warmer, drier, and breezy weather. The most critical
conditions will occur from Park County and Southern Jefferson
County eastward across the Palmer Divide and into east central
Colorado. That`s where wind gusts this afternoon will be near
30 mph. Similar conditions can also be expected from Fort Collins
to the Wyoming border area. In between, including much of the
Denver and Boulder metro area, winds will be somewhat lighter but
it will be just as warm and dry.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday
Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will remain in place
Monday.
Cooler weather and showers are still in the forecast for Tuesday.
A few inches of snow will be possible from Monday night through
Tuesday night in the mountains, with some travel impacts
especially over the higher passes at night.
Warmer and drier weather will redevelop for Wednesday into
Thursday, with potential for more critical fire weather
conditions.
A storm system will then have an opportunity to bring snow to the
mountains and plains by Friday and Friday night.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be needed today or tonight.
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
116 AM MDT Sun Apr 12 2026
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Lower Yampa River Basin-Central Yampa River Basin-
Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus-Elkhead and Park Mountains-
Upper Yampa River Basin-Grand Valley-Debeque to Silt Corridor-
Central Colorado River Basin-Grand and Battlement Mesas-
Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys-
Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin-
West Elk and Sawatch Mountains-Flat Tops-Upper Gunnison River Valley-
Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide-Northwest San Juan Mountains-
Southwest San Juan Mountains-Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River-
Four Corners/Upper Dolores River-Animas River Basin-
San Juan River Basin-Southeast Utah-Eastern Uinta Mountains-
Eastern Uinta Basin-Tavaputs Plateau-Arches/Grand Flat-
La Sal and Abajo Mountains-Canyonlands/Natural Bridges-
116 AM MDT Sun Apr 12 2026
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Colorado, southwest
Colorado, west central Colorado, east central Utah, northeast Utah
and southeast Utah.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
Gusty winds can be expected today ahead of an approaching storm
arriving early next week. Gusts of 30 to 50 mph will be possible
today and into the evening...with the strongest gusts expected over
northwest Colorado. Snow showers will develop late over some of the
mountain range with only light accumulations expected and no impacts
to travel through sunrise.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.
Strong winds are expected again in Monday with an increase in shower
activity expected through Tuesday as this system moves through.
Accumulating snowfall in the mountains will impact travel Monday into
early Tuesday. Cooler and unsettled weather remains in place through
the week with another stronger storm possible late in the week.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1205 AM MDT Sun Apr 12 2026
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Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne CO-Cheyenne KS-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-
Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-
Dundy-Hitchcock-Red Willow-
1205 AM MDT Sun Apr 12 2026 /105 AM CDT Sun Apr 12 2026/
This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska...
northwest Kansas and east central Colorado.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
A Red Flag Warning is in effect for portions of the area this
afternoon, mainly west of Highway 83 and south of Interstate 70 where
warm temperatures, low humidity and breezy southwest winds may lead
to rapid wildfire growth.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
A Fire Weather Watch remains in effect on Monday for Greeley and
Wichita counties in Kansas, where warm temperatures, low humidity
and breezy southwest winds may lead to rapid wildfire growth.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions.
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Vincent
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1233 AM CDT Sun Apr 12 2026
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Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb-
Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Oldham-Potter-Carson-
Gray-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Collingsworth-
Palo Duro Canyon-
1233 AM CDT Sun Apr 12 2026
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma
Panhandles.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.
Low chance for strong to severe thunderstorms in the eastern
panhandles this afternoon. The main threat from such storms is
large hail and damaging winds.
Elevated fire weather conditions in the NW panhandles due to gusty
winds and low RH this afternoon.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Friday.
Elevated to critical fire weather conditions occur in the
panhandles for much of next work week.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1219 AM CDT Sun Apr 12 2026
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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-
1219 AM CDT Sun Apr 12 2026 /1119 PM MDT Sat Apr 11 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
A red flag warning has been issued for far western Kansas this
afternoon. See the latest fire weather messages for more
information.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday
A fire weather watch is in effect for much of the forecast area
Monday. See the latest fire weather messages for more
information.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be needed.
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