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SPOT FORECAST FOR POITREY CANYON...COLORADO DIVISION OF FIRE PREVENTION AND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
334 PM MDT TUE APR 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 MDT ON APRIL 28.
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
FOR THE AREA OF CONCERN, DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.
WITH THAT SAID, RAIN SHOWERS WILL START TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE
THROUGH TOMORROW, WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, WITH
PRECIPITATION CHANCES AROUND 20 PERCENT BY NOON TOMORROW. THEN
HEADING INTO THE AFTERNOON, SHOWERS INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
BECOME MORE SCATTERED IN NATURE, WITH PRECIPITATION CHANCES
INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT BY 6 PM TOMORROW. WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY
VARIABLE THROUGH THE PERIOD OF INTEREST, WITH WINDS MAINTAINING A
NORTHEASTERLY COMPONENT THIS EVENING, WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
WINDS SHIFT AND BECOME MORE SOUTHEASTERLY-SOUTHERLY OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT, WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 8 TO 10 MPH. THEN BY MID TO
LATE TOMORROW MORNING, WINDS MAINTAIN A SOUTHEASTERLY COMPONENT,
BUT INCREASE IN MAGNITUDE, WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 15 MPH AND
GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. AS FOR HUMIDITY VALUES, THEY WILL FOLLOW A
TYPICAL DIURNAL TREND, WITH A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE THOUGH
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS THIS WET STORM SYSTEM PASSES. VALUES
TONIGHT WILL RECOVER TO AROUND 82 TO 83 PERCENT, AND DROP TO
AROUND 22 TO 23 PERCENT TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(37 PERCENT) UNTIL 2000, THEN
MOSTLY CLOUDY(57 PERCENT) UNTIL 2100, THEN
PARTLY CLOUDY(44 PERCENT) UNTIL 0200, THEN
MOSTLY CLOUDY(66 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37F.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10-14 MPH UNTIL 2400, THEN
SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 0300, THEN
SOUTHERLY AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. 1000 FT AGL AFTER
2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 17 MPH UNTIL 1900, THEN EAST AROUND
19 MPH UNTIL 2400, THEN SOUTH AROUND 11 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........29 45 57 50 48 38 46 49 54 61 67 78
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............70 66 58 54 51 47 45 43 42 40 39 38
RH..............13 18 29 38 44 56 63 67 70 76 79 82
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 14 14 10 10 10 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 21 21 21 21 16 16 16 10 10 10
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.13 13 13 13 13 13 10 10 10 6 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...10 3.0 1.0 1.5 2.5 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NE E E E E SE SE SE S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 14 20 21 21 18 15 14 13 10 12 12
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 1200, THEN MOSTLY SUNNY(43
PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
1100 UNTIL 1300, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14-18 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900, THEN 7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 18 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........77 81 79 74 76 67 25 25 27 30 48 61
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............37 39 43 48 54 57 60 64 65 65 66 65
RH..............85 79 65 54 40 35 31 27 25 26 25 26
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 14 14 14 17 17 17 18 18 18
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 21 21 21 26 26 26 28 28 28
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 8 8 8 10 10 10 11 11 11
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 13 13 13 16 16 16 17 17 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.5 3.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 7.0 7.0 7.5 6.5 6.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 18 21 21 21 20 18 20 20 20 18
FORECASTER...SIMCOE
REQUESTED BY...DEVIN HAYNIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 04/28/26
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