Most of central and eastern Colorado, including the Denver metro area, is under a Red Flag Warning with critical fire danger Sunday and Monday, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder.
Agency officials warn people against burning outdoors and doing any activity that could cause a spark, with current conditions that could spread a wildfire quickly.
A Red Flag Warning is in effect today. Please do not burn outdoors and avoid activities that could cause a spark!
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder)
Warm temperatures, low relative humidity and wind gusts of up to 60 mph in the mountains and up to 45 mph in the plains have resulted in the critical fire danger designation from the National Weather Service.
Windy today across much of north central & northeast CO. Gusts up to 60 mph higher terrain & up to 45 mph on the plains. Warm temperatures combined with windy conditions and low relative humidity will result in critical fire danger across the mountains, foothills & plains.
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder)
Denverites can expect a sunny Sunday with a high near 87 degrees and some wind with gusts as high as 34 mph, forecasters predicted. Some fog could be seen Sunday morning near the Colorado/Nebraska border, expected to thin with winds in the afternoon. The evening in Denver is expected to bring a low near 53 degrees and more wind gusts as high as 34 mph.
The dry heat is expected to continue Monday in Denver, with a slight chance of rainfall forecast for Tuesday and again Wednesday night. The plains could also see some showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, according to the weather service’s hazardous weather outlook. Precipitation in the higher terrain is not as likely.
