Weather Alerts For Colorado Springs, CO

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 757 PM MDT Fri Mar 13 2026 Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County-Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass- Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- 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- 757 PM MDT Fri Mar 13 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, AND 233... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, AND 233... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 220, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232 and 233. * WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph on Saturday. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent. * IMPACTS...Extreme fire danger is expected. Fires will uncontrollably spread and be very destructive. 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. &&

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 517 PM MDT Fri Mar 13 2026 Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet-Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet-Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet-Crowley County-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County-Eastern Las Animas County-Western Kiowa County-Eastern Kiowa County-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County-Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County-Springfield Vicinity/Baca County- Including Lamar, Springfield, Branson, Kim, Rocky Ford, Las Animas, Sheridan Lake, La Junta, Eads, Walsh, Pueblo, Ordway, Peterson Space Force Base, Trinidad, Colorado Springs, Black Forest, and Olney Springs 517 PM MDT Fri Mar 13 2026 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Colorado including El Paso, Pueblo, Las Animas, Crowley, Otero, Kiowa, Bent, Prowers and Baca Counties. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Areas of blowing dust could reduce visibility to under a mile at times. Be especially careful near recently plowed land or locations with disturbed soils. Visiblities can change rapidly over short distances. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates. &&

Pollen Index: 10.9 Pollen Level: high Predominant Pollen: Maple, Elm and Poplar/Aspen/Cottonwood Concentration of pollen grains in the air for Friday will be on the increase and extend further into the very high range. This is likely to be caused in part by rising temperatures, strong winds and lower relative humidity. The increase of this magnitude could make it more difficult for those with allergies.