A critical “red flag” fire danger warning is in effect until 6 p.m. Tuesday for nearly all of southeast Colorado, while there’s a winter weather advisory in the high country, as the .
A swath of the high country from Wyoming to Crested Butte could get up to 8 inches of snow by Wednesday evening.
Areas west of Craig, Rifle, Meeker and Lake City were expected to receive wind gusts up to 60 mph Tuesday afternoon. A high wind advisory is in effect until dusk Tuesday.
Firefighters battling a blaze near Wetmore face an enemy in the weather overnight.
A high wind warning is in effect until 9 a.m. Wednesday for the areas, including all of the Sangre de Cristo and Wet mountain ranges, including Wetmore. The National Weather Service expects sustained winds of 30 mph and gusts up to 60 overnight. Tree damage, power outages and some damage to buildings and roofs is possible, forecasters said.
A Pacific storm system is bringing moisture from the west as an arctic cold front approaches Colorado, pushing winds ahead of it before snow and sub-freezing temperatures enter the state later this week.
Denver has beginning Wednesday and lasting through the rest of the work week. The city has a 10 percent chance of snow during the day Wednesday, a 60 percent chance Wednesday night, 40 percent chance Thursday and Thursday night, followed by a 10 percent chance Friday, forecasters said.
The National Weather Service said Tuesday that Denver could receive an inch of snow Wednesday and up to 2 inches Thursday. could fall into the lower 20s Thursday and Sunday nights.
Denver reached a high of Tuesday afternoon. The for Tuesday is 62 degrees, according to weather records.
