Weather Alerts For Hamilton, CO

# HEADLINE -------------------- RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200 AND 202 # SUMMARY -------------------- Wind gusts up to 45 to 55 mph and critical fuels will overcome marginal relative humidity values on Wednesday, leading to widespread critical fire weather conditions in Colorado zones 200 and 202. # DETAILS -------------------- AFFECTED AREA In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 200 Little Snake Forecast Area and Fire Weather Zone 202 White River Forecast Area. TIMING From 10 AM to 9 PM MDT Wednesday. WINDS Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY 14 to 19 percent. IMPACTS Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically. ISSUED AT Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 11:39 AM MDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Grand Junction CO HEADER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE # 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. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Little Snake Forecast Area, White River Forecast Area

# HEADLINE -------------------- WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE Portions of northwest, southwest, and west central Colorado and east central, northeast, and southeast Utah. WHEN From 9 AM to 9 PM MDT Wednesday. IMPACTS Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. ISSUED AT Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 11:38 AM MDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Grand Junction CO HEADER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Canyonlands/Natural Bridges, Debeque to Silt Corridor, Southeast Utah, Animas River Basin, Arches/Grand Flat, Central Colorado River Basin, Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin, Central Yampa River Basin, Eastern Uinta Basin, Four Corners/Upper Dolores River, Grand Valley, Lower Yampa River Basin, Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River Including the cities of Rangely, Dinosaur, Dinosaur National Monument, Craig, Hayden, Meeker, Grand Junction, Fruita, Palisade, Colorado National Monument, Whitewater, Collbran, De Beque, New Castle, Mesa, Parachute, Rifle, Silt, Edwards, Eagle, Gypsum, Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, Basalt, Montrose, Olathe, Delta, Hotchkiss, Paonia, Gateway, Nucla, Norwood, Cortez, Dove Creek, Mancos, Towaoc, Mesa Verde National Park, Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio, Blanding, Bluff, Mexican Hat, Vernal, Jensen, Ballard, Fort Duchesne, Randlett, Moab, Arches National Park, Castle Valley, Thompson Springs, Dead Horse Point State Park, Canyonlands National Park, Natural Bridges, and Fry Canyon

Pollen Index: 11.5 Pollen Level: high Predominant Pollen: Poplar/Aspen/Cottonwood, Cedar/Juniper and Oak. Pollen concentrations for Wednesday will be at about the same level in the extremely high range. If you do suffer from allergies, tomorrow should be about as difficult outdoors as it was today.