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SPOT FORECAST FOR RAINBOW GULCH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
518 AM MDT MON MAY 11 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON MAY 11.
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
QUIET AND SUNNY WEATHER WITH WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL
BE THE GENERAL TREND FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WE REMAIN DRY FOR
TODAY, WITH PRECIPITATION NOT EXPECTED. VERY ISOLATED AND HIGH-
BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TOMORROW AND
WEDNESDAY, WITH HIGHER CHANCES OVER THE BURN SITE COMING IN LATER
IN THE WEEK. CRITICAL METEOROLOGICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
BE POSSIBLE OFF AND ON THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, MAINLY ON WEDNESDAY
AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND IF CURRENT TRENDS PERSIST. AT THIS TIME
THOUGH, FUELS WERE DEEMED NON-CRITICAL FOR ZONE 221, SO HIGHLIGHTS
ARE NOT EXPECTED.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-70F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH OR LESS UNTIL 1500,
THEN SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000, THEN 11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900. EXCELLENT AFTER 1200.
TIME (MDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........4 4 4 4 4 6 8 10 15 19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............49 55 58 62 65 68 68 69 69 68
RH..............37 29 23 17 14 13 15 15 16 17
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW SW S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 13 13 13 13 16 16 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 2.5 4.5 6.5 9.0 11 12 12 12 11
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 12 13 15 16 17 16
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 21 42 60 92 121 155 167 171 151
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47F.
MAX HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN WEST
AROUND 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN SOUTHWEST
AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 2200, THEN WEST AROUND 13
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900, THEN POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........23 18 13 8 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............67 63 57 54 53 50 49 50 49 48 48 48
RH..............19 21 28 31 29 30 29 27 26 26 26 26
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 12 12 12 14 14 14 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...8.0 3.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W S W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 7 6 7 9 10 12 13 14 14 14 14
SDSPL KT-FT/100089 20 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 7
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(31 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN
SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 1500, THEN SOUTHEAST
AROUND 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900, THEN 3500 FT AGL UNTIL
1000, THEN 11000 FT AGL UNTIL 1500, THEN 7000
FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 16 MPH UNTIL 1500, THEN SOUTH
AROUND 14 MPH UNTIL 1700, THEN EAST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900, THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1200,
THEN EXCELLENT UNTIL 1500, THEN GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........6 6 6 6 11 15 20 32 45 57 57 57
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............47 52 57 60 64 69 70 71 69 68 68 65
RH..............27 25 21 21 18 15 15 16 19 22 23 26
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW SW SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 7 7 7 9 9 9 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 14 14 14 16 16 16 20 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.5 3.5 6.5 9.5 12 13 10 6.0 6.5 7.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW NW W W W W W SE S E
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 13 14 14 15 16 17 16 15 15 14
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 6 19 42 81 121 166 190 137 81 87 88
FORECASTER...EHR
REQUESTED BY...AARON LUND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/11/26
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