Weather Alerts For Cheyenne Wells, CO

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Goodland KS 1042 PM MDT Thu Apr 2 2026 ...Critical Fire Weather on Friday... .Breezy to strong NW winds and low relative humidity will lead to critical fire weather conditions across the majority of the area Friday afternoon. Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne CO-Cheyenne KS-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton- Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita- Dundy-Hitchcock-Red Willow- 1042 PM MDT Thu Apr 2 2026 /1142 PM CDT Thu Apr 2 2026/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/ TO 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 013, 014, 015, AND 252... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 001 Cheyenne KS, 002 Rawlins, 003 Decatur, 004 Norton, 013 Sherman, 014 Thomas, 015 Sheridan, 016 Graham, 027 Wallace, 028 Logan, 029 Gove, 041 Greeley, 042 Wichita, 079 Dundy, 080 Hitchcock, 081 Red Willow, 252 Yuma, 253 Kit Carson and 254 Cheyenne CO. * TIMING...From 11 AM MDT /noon CDT/ to 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ Friday. * WINDS...Northwest at 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 to 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Unpredictable fire behavior. Any fires that develop may rapidly grow and spread out of control. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Comply with burn bans and regulations. Avoid driving on dry grass or brush. Maintain vehicle brakes and tires and secure tow chains to avoid dragging. Never toss lit cigarettes onto the ground. &&

Pollen Index: 10.9 Pollen Level: high Predominant Pollen: Maple, Cedar/Juniper and Poplar/Aspen/Cottonwood. The quantity of pollen grains in the air for Friday will be increasing over today's levels and extend even further into the extremely high range. This is likely to be caused in part by strong winds and decreasing humidity.