898  
FNUS75 KPUB 201038  
FWSPUB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHRADER CREEK...PUEBLO INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
438 AM MDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON JULY 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  
 
UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS THE STATE  
TODAY WILL KEEP MODEST EASTERLY FLOW ALOFT ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO,  
AND MOST OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND STORMS WEST OF THE BURN  
AREA TODAY. STILL CAN NOT RULE OUT SOME CUMULUS BUILD UPS ACROSS THE  
BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE BETTER CHANCES OF WETTING  
RAINS ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, AS UPPER FLOW BECOMES  
MORE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST, BRINGING MORE AVAILABLE MOISTURE INTO  
SOUTHERN COLORADO.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 1400, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30 PERCENT)  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN EAST  
6-11 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000, THEN 10000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 0800, THEN  
NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN EAST  
AROUND 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. VERY GOOD AFTER 1100.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........10 8 6 4 6 8 10 13 16 19 26 33  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............52 54 59 61 64 66 68 70 72 74 74 74  
RH..............59 57 49 48 40 36 31 28 25 22 23 24  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 10 10 10 14 14 14 13 13 13  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 2.5 5.0 6.5 7.5 8.5 9.0 10 10 10  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW N NE NE E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 9 13 14 15 15 14 14 13 14  
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 3 6 21 53 77 98 112 107 119 108 118  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE AFTER  
1900.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53F.  
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN  
WEST TO SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000, THEN 500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 2400, THEN SOUTH  
AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 0100, THEN WEST AROUND 6 MPH  
UNTIL 0500, THEN NORTH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2000. POOR AFTER 0300.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........40 38 36 34 32 30 28 14 16 17 16 15  
WEATHER COV..... PTY  
WEATHER TYPE.... SMK  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............72 71 67 65 62 60 59 58 57 56 56 53  
RH..............26 27 30 33 38 41 42 45 49 53 53 59  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SW SW SW W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 21 16 16 16 13 13 13 12 12 12  
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E SE SE SE SW SW SW W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3  
EYE LVL WND GST.13 13 13 10 10 10 8 8 8 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...9.5 8.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E SE SE S W W W NW N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 12 10 10 9 8 8 8 6 6 6  
SDSPL KT-FT/1000117 102 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 3  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1300 THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (50 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 3-7 MPH UNTIL 1000, THEN EAST AROUND 12 MPH.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 8500 FT AGL AFTER 1300.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 0700, THEN EAST AROUND  
16 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. VERY GOOD AFTER 1300.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........14 11 9 6 19 32 45 47 49 51 57 62  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC  
TEMP............53 56 59 61 64 66 67 69 70 70 69 68  
RH..............59 53 49 48 41 37 34 32 30 30 32 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 10 10 10 12 12 12 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 26 26 26 29 29 29 25 25 25  
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6  
EYE LVL WND GST.7 7 7 16 16 16 17 17 17 15 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 2.0 3.5 5.5 7.0 8.0 13 11 9.0 8.0 7.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 12 14 18 20 17 16 17 17 16 16  
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 4 20 42 87 118 119 173 160 134 113 101  
 
 
FORECASTER...WANKOWSKI  
REQUESTED BY...CLAIRE BROWN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2617787.0/PUB  
.DELDT 07/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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