Weather Alerts For Fort Collins, CO

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 243 AM MST Thu Jan 15 2026 Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County- Northeast Weld County-Central and South Weld County-Morgan County- Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties- North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County-Logan County-Washington County- 243 AM MST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR AND MOST OF THE EASTERN PLAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR AND THE EASTERN PLAINS... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 238, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 248 and 249. * TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 10 AM this morning to 6 PM MST this evening. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Friday morning through Friday afternoon. * WINDS...Thursday, northwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts of 35 to 50 mph. For Friday Northwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...13 to 20 percent. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire. 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. &&

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 243 AM MST Thu Jan 15 2026 Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County- Northeast Weld County-Central and South Weld County-Morgan County- Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties- North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County-Logan County-Washington County- 243 AM MST Thu Jan 15 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR AND MOST OF THE EASTERN PLAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR AND THE EASTERN PLAINS... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 238, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 248 and 249. * TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 10 AM this morning to 6 PM MST this evening. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Friday morning through Friday afternoon. * WINDS...Thursday, northwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts of 35 to 50 mph. For Friday Northwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...13 to 20 percent. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire. 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. &&