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FNUS75 KPUB 201018  
FWSPUB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ASPEN ACRES...RMCC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
418 AM MDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON AUGUST 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (719) 948-9429, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TODAY AND FRIDAY AS  
TEMPERATURES HEAT UP AGAIN. THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL BE CAPABLE  
OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL, THOUGH THEY WILL  
BE LESS WIDESPREAD WHICH SHOULD REDUCE (THOUGH NOT COMPLETELY  
ELIMINATE) THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING THROUGH FRIDAY.  
 
MOISTURE INCREASES OVER THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT  
WEEK. THIS WILL INCREASE THE ODDS OF BURN SCAR FLASH FLOODING  
ONCE AGAIN AND COOL TEMPERATURES OFF BY A FEW DEGREES. WINDS WILL  
BE RELATIVELY LIGHT, EXCEPT IN OR NEAR THUNDERSTORMS WHERE GUSTS  
UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 1300, THEN PARTLY SUNNY(59  
PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300 UNTIL 1500, THEN  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 0900. EAST  
10-20 MPH AFTER 1500. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 8500 FT AGL AFTER 1000.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1100. EAST AROUND  
8 MPH AFTER 1600.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. GOOD AFTER 1000.  
 
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........28 9 6 7 8 23 51 61 65 68 66  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC  
TEMP............57 61 65 70 72 73 74 73 73 72 70  
RH..............56 52 44 35 33 31 30 30 32 33 36  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W N N N NE NE NE E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 17 17 17 20 20 20 20 20 20  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W N N N NE NE NE E E E  
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.9 9 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 3.0 6.5 9.0 10 11 10 9.0 8.5 8.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW N N N N N NE E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 8  
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 7 25 69 82 91 91 85 72 66 63  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(60 PERCENT) UNTIL 2400, THEN  
PARTLY CLOUDY(31 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1900, THEN  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL  
2100.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58F.  
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 8-18 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN SOUTHWEST 5 TO  
10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2000.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900, THEN 1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 1900, THEN SOUTH AROUND  
7 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN WEST AROUND 8 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900, THEN POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........75 64 43 37 41 55 47 38 24 17 16 22  
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC SCH SCH  
TEMP............68 65 61 59 58 57 57 57 57 56 56 57  
RH..............41 48 56 58 57 58 56 56 56 55 54 52  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 9 9 9 7 6 6 5 5 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 17 17 17 15 12 10 9 9 8  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 3  
EYE LVL WND GST.11 11 11 10 10 10 11 10 9 8 8 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.0 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E S SW W W W W SW W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 8 8 8 7 8 7 7 8 9 9  
SDSPL KT-FT/100045 14 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 1300, THEN PARTLY SUNNY(65  
PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300 UNTIL 1700, THEN  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-15 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN  
SOUTHEAST 7-14 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN SOUTH 10-20  
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 9000 FT AGL AFTER 1000.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 1500, THEN SOUTH AROUND  
10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. GOOD AFTER 1100.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........17 27 13 12 9 13 33 59 64 72 62 61  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH  
TEMP............57 58 64 68 72 74 74 75 74 74 73 71  
RH..............52 50 44 36 31 29 28 28 29 32 32 33  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SE SE SE S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 14 14 14 20 20 20 21 21 21  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W SE SE SE S S S S S S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 8 8 8 12 12 12 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 3.0 6.0 8.0 10 11 8.5 6.0 8.5 9.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W NW NW W NW SW S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 9 7 6 6 7 8 8 9 10 12  
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 5 9 20 32 48 66 73 65 53 79 94  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
SATURDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS  
IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST 5-15 MPH IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.   
SUNDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS  
IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST 5-15 MPH IN THE  
MORNING THEN EAST 10-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.   
MONDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS  
IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST 5-15 MPH IN THE  
MORNING THEN EAST 10-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
FORECASTER...TORGERSON  
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL ORTNER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2619573.5/PUB  
.DELDT 08/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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