Dry and windy conditions across the Interstate 25 corridor and Eastern Plains on Wednesday will create dangerous fire weather conditions, according to the National Weather Service.
Wind gusts may reach up to 45 mph and humidity levels will drop as low as 13%, .
A for most of Colorado east of Boulder will be active from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, forecasters said.
“Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread,” NWS forecasters said in the warning. “Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire.”
The warning covers Larimer, Weld, Boulder, Jefferson, Broomfiled, Douglas, Denver, Adams, Arapahoe, Morgan, Elbert, Lincoln, Logan, Washington, Sedgwick and Phillips counties.
A for southern Colorado’s San Luis Valley will also be in effect until 7 p.m. Wednesday.
are forecast to hit 70 degrees on Wednesday. While that won’t break any heat records, it’s about 10 degrees above “normal” for early April, .
Above-normal temperatures and dry conditions will continue across Denver and the Eastern Plains through the weekend, but a rainstorm forecasted for Sunday and Monday will end the streak, according to a .
Saturday will be the warmest day, forecasters said. Temperatures will near 90 degrees on the Eastern Plains and hover in the 80s across the Denver area.
If Denver sees 86-degree temperatures as forecasted, it could break its April 11 heat record of 85 degrees, set in 2023, .
