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Red Flag Warning in Southern Colorado: High Fire Risk Today with 40 MPH Winds and 9% Humidity (March 30, 2026)
Description: A Red Flag Warning is in effect across Southern Colorado from 11 AM to 8 PM MDT today (March 30, 2026), including Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and San Luis Valley. Strong winds up to 40 mph and extremely low humidity (as low as 9%) create critical fire weather conditions. Avoid outdoor burning and stay alert as fires can spread rapidly...
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1243 AM MDT Mon Mar 30 2026
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 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- 1243 AM MDT Mon Mar 30 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221, 222, 224, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, AND 237...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 221, 222, 224, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236 and 237.
* TIMING...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM MDT this evening.
* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent.
* IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
