Despite some recent moisture in portions of eastern Colorado, the fire danger remains extremely high for many locations. It was just a few weeks ago that an explosive 10-mile wide fire in Yuma county consumed thousands of acres.
Warm temperatures, low humidity, and windy conditions Wednesday afternoon have prompted the National Weather Service to issue red flag warnings until 8 p.m. for all of southeast Colorado, including the foothills west of Colorado Springs and Pueblo. In northeast Colorado, the warnings include Washington, Elbert, Douglas, Morgan, eastern Adams and Arapahoe, and Lincoln counties.
Locations in the warned areas could see wind gusts up to 50 mph with the chance for a few late day sprinkles. By noon Wednesday winds were gusting between 35 and 45 m.p.h. at Trinidad, Monument Hill, Limon, Colorado Springs, and Burlington. Temperatures ranged from the upper 50s around Denver to the lower 70s in both La Junta and Lamar.
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