771  
FNUS75 KBOU 221040  
FWSBOU  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HARTMAN HILL...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO  
440 AM MDT WED JUL 22 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
IT WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 1200, THEN CLOUDY  
WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL  
WILL BE POSSIBLE. MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 30 PERCENT.  
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN  
WEST 5 TO 8 MPH, EXCEPT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HUMIDITY  
RECOVERY OVERNIGHT AROUND 75 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH, EXCEPT GUSTY AND ERRACTIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) UNTIL 1200, THEN  
CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY  
AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200 UNTIL  
1500, THEN RAIN SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS  
LIKELY.  
CWR.................3 PERCENT INCREASING TO 62 PERCENT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...65 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN WEST 5 TO  
8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0800, THEN 2800 FT AGL  
UNTIL 1100, THEN 7500 FT AGL UNTIL 1300, THEN  
8800 FT AGL UNTIL 1600, THEN 4500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN LIGHT  
UNTIL 1200, THEN WEST 8 TO 12 MPH UNTIL 1700,  
THEN LIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1300, THEN  
GOOD UNTIL 1600, THEN POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........34 23 27 22 23 93 93 93 93 93 93  
WEATHER COV..... LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 60 60 60 60 60 60  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 10 50 50 50 70 70 70  
TEMP............59 65 69 77 82 85 86 84 85 80 78  
RH..............66 56 49 39 33 30 29 31 31 36 42  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW W W W W W W W SW S  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 3 3 5 6 7 7 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 6 6 7 9 12 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.4 2.0 3.2 5.9 8.0 9.1 9.4 7.2 4.5 3.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W W W SW W SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 10 8 7  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 6 8 16 35 56 64 66 65 32 23  
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P P F G G G P P  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY  
AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400, THEN  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
CWR.................54 PERCENT DECREASING TO 12 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...42 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
2100 UNTIL 2400.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL UNTIL 2000, THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL  
UNTIL 2200, THEN 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 2300, THEN  
BELOW 1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 1900, THEN SOUTHWEST 8  
TO 11 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN LIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........83 90 84 88 86 86 65 63 69 75 73 72  
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............50 50 50 50 50 50 10 10 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).40 40 40 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............75 72 68 68 66 66 66 65 64 63 61 60  
RH..............44 49 56 56 62 59 57 57 59 61 67 68  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S N E SE SE SE S W S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 3 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 6 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 1.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW S S E SE SE SW S SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 8 7 5 5 3 3 5 5 6 6  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..20 14 6 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 3  
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P P P P P P P P P  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) UNTIL 0700, THEN  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) UNTIL 0800, THEN  
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) UNTIL 0900, THEN  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 0900, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
UNTIL 1200, THEN RAIN SHOWERS WITH  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.  
CWR.................12 PERCENT INCREASING TO 85 PERCENT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...68 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN WEST 5 TO  
7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 0900.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0800. 4900 FT AGL AFTER  
1300.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH UNTIL 0800, THEN LIGHT  
UNTIL 0900, THEN WEST 9 TO 14 MPH UNTIL 1600,  
THEN NORTHWEST.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1300, THEN  
GOOD UNTIL 1400, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1500, THEN  
POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........42 55 45 55 55 67 97 97 97 96 96 96  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 90 90 90 80 80 80  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 0 0 10 20 20 70 70 70 60 70 70  
TEMP............60 59 63 65 71 73 76 76 76 77 76 76  
RH..............73 77 73 68 59 57 52 50 48 48 48 52  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 6 9 10 12 14 15 14 14 14 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 1.2 2.3 3.1 4.0 4.0 5.7 5.0 4.2 3.6 3.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SW SW W W W W W W NW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 9 13 14 13 13 13 9 10 12  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 7 19 34 48 44 63 55 34 33 37  
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P P F F G F P P P  
 
 
FORECASTER...RPK  
REQUESTED BY...MELISSA MCKIBBEN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2617813.3/BOU  
.DELDT 07/22/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CONCC@FIRENET.GOV  
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