447  
FNUS75 KBOU 242242  
FWSBOU  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR IRONCLAD...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO  
442 PM MDT MON AUG 24 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN IS  
EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY. WEST WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE  
DURING THE MORNING, BEFORE EVENTUALLY TRANSITIONING BACK TO A  
LIGHT EAST/UPSLOPE WIND DURING THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON HOURS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY  
AROUND NOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON.  
GUSTY AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORMS IN THE  
VICINITY. HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD REACH THE LOW 70S WITH  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AGAIN FALLING TO AROUND 30%.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) UNTIL 1300, THEN  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200 UNTIL  
1300, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
CWR.................2 PERCENT INCREASING TO 29 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...53 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN VARIABLE  
UP TO 5 MPH UNTIL 1300, THEN NORTHEAST 5 TO 7  
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900, THEN 2500 FT AGL  
UNTIL 1000, THEN 6900 FT AGL UNTIL 1600, THEN  
3800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 14 MPH UNTIL 1300, THEN NORTHWEST 8  
TO 12 MPH UNTIL 1500, THEN WEST.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600, THEN  
POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........37 41 39 28 21 33 47 61 71 79 76 69  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 30 30 30  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 20 40 50 50 50 50  
TEMP............57 59 64 66 69 70 68 67 66 62 61 60  
RH..............53 49 43 39 33 31 36 41 45 52 56 60  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 9 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.7 2.5 5.6 7.3 7.1 7.0 5.6 6.1 3.7 3.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 14 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 9  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 7 7 20 45 59 57 56 51 55 33 31  
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P F F F F F F P P  
 

 
FORECASTER...HIRIS/SCHNELL  
REQUESTED BY...NORTHERN COLORADO INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2620420.0/BOU  
.DELDT 08/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CONCC@FIRENET.GOV  
 
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