Tag: nws pueblo
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Elevated fire danger returns to Pikes Peak region for fourth consecutive day
A red flag warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Pueblo from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday for much of the Pikes Peak region ahead of a chance for snow next week. Temperatures are forecast to remain above average with wind gusts reaching 35 mph and humidity values dropping to as…
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Dry conditions prompt red flag warning for Teller, Pueblo counties and Pikes Peak
The National Weather Service in Pueblo issued a red flag warning for several areas in southeast Colorado on Tuesday due to forecasted low humidity amid a record low snowpack. The warning, in effect from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., was issued to Fremont, Pueblo and Teller counties as well as portions of Huerfano County and…
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Southeast Colorado endures another red flag warning; fire lines hold overnight for Fort Carson fire
The second red flag warning along the Interstate 25 corridor in three days brought powerful winds as daily high temperature records were broken in Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Alamosa by 4 or more degrees. A Fort Carson official confirmed to The Gazette that two fire departments joined the base’s firefighters as a precaution to battle…
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I-25 corridor preparing for second red flag warning in 3 days
Another red flag warning for the Interstate 25 corridor will begin Friday morning days after strong winds posed a fire risk to the area and shut off power to thousands. Southeast Colorado can expect humidity as low as 10% and northerly 15 to 25 mph winds through the late afternoon before 15 to 20 mph…
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Colorado utility companies, schools bracing for high fire danger, damaging winds Wednesday
The entire Interstate 25 corridor along the Front Range of Colorado faces a red flag warning Wednesday from the National Weather Service as its offices warn of high fire danger and damaging winds. The entire southeastern part of the state, to the borders of New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas, is covered by the red flag…
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Colorado Springs ties daily high record ahead of fire weather watch
Colorado Springs on Monday tied its record high temperature for Dec. 15 of 65 degrees for the first time since 1946, as more dry weather prompted the National Weather Service in Pueblo to issue a fire weather watch. The alert spans from near Briargate Parkway in Colorado Springs to the Colorado-Oklahoma border and will be…
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Snow blankets southeast Colorado in midst of dry fall
Wet snowfall fell across much of southeast Colorado on Wednesday, breaking records in Pueblo and bringing needed moisture to the region. Local snowfall reports after noon show 5 to 6.5 inches across Colorado Springs while the highest reported snowfall totals in southeast Colorado were in Rye and Colorado City, both with 10 inches. “Wet snowfall…
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5 to 8 inches of snow to fall on Pikes Peak beginning Thursday
Pikes Peak above 11,000 feet is forecasted to accumulate between 5 and 8 inches of snow beginning Thursday morning, according to a spokesperson with the National Weather Service in Pueblo. Several winter weather advisories have been issued for zones above 11,000 in El Paso County and southern Colorado beginning Thursday morning and lasting until the…
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First freeze chances grow to 50% for southeast Colorado overnight Saturday
Colorado Springs and much of southeast Colorado could fall to freezing temperatures for the first time this fall overnight Saturday. The National Weather Service issued a freeze watch from 10 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday for 11 counties including El Paso and Pueblo. That watch may turn into a freeze warning as chances for…
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Colorado Springs breaks daily heat record set in 1969
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs on Friday set a new daily high temperature record for Aug. 8 after temperatures reached 97 degrees at 3:40 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. The previous record of 96 degrees was set in 1969. For Aug. 8, Colorado Springs…