Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Colorado issued by the National Weather Service

Weather Warnings for Colorado

Issued by the National Weather Service

Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Colorado

Alerts Updated: April 13, 2026, 9:00 am UTC

Red Flag Warning issued April 13 at 3:00AM MDT until April 13 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Denver CO

Summary: * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 214, 216, 238, 241, 242, 246 and 247. * TIMING...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM MDT this evening. * WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts around 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire.
Severity: Severe Effective: April 13, 2026, 3:00 am Expires: April 13, 2026, 4:00 pm
Area: Central and Southeast Park County; Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet; Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County; Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet; Northeast Weld County; North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County

Red Flag Warning issued April 13 at 12:18AM MDT until April 13 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

Summary: * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 220, 221, 222, 224, 225 and 226. * TIMING...From 11 AM this morning to 9 PM MDT this evening. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 14 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning.
Severity: Severe Effective: April 13, 2026, 12:18 am Expires: April 13, 2026, 4:30 pm
Area: Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County; Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument; Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek; San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache; Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass; Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest

Red Flag Warning issued April 13 at 12:18AM MDT until April 13 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

Summary: The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM MDT Tuesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236 and 237. * TIMING...For the first Red Flag Warning, from 11 AM this morning to 9 PM MDT this evening. For the second Red Flag Warning, from 11 AM to 8 PM MDT Tuesday. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically.
Severity: Severe Effective: April 13, 2026, 12:18 am Expires: April 13, 2026, 4:30 pm
Area: Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs; 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; Kiowa County Including Eads; Bent County Including Las Animas; Prowers County Including Lamar; Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands

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Red Flag Warning issued April 13 at 3:00AM MDT until April 13 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Denver CO

Red Flag Warning issued April 13 at 12:18AM MDT until April 13 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

Red Flag Warning issued April 13 at 12:18AM MDT until April 13 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

Red Flag Warning issued April 13 at 12:18AM MDT until April 14 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

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