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SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHRADER CREEK FIRE...USFS RGNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
557 AM MDT FRI JUL 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON JULY 24.
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
GENERAL WEATHER PATTERN OF SCATTERED AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TODAY AND SATURDAY, WITH PERHAPS A SLIGHTLY
BETTER CHANCE OF STORMS ON SATURDAY. CHANCE FOR WETTING RAIN WILL
RUN FROM 30-40 PERCENT TODAY, INCREASING TO 40-50 PERCENT ON SATURDAY.
PREVAILING WINDS TODAY AND SATURDAY WILL STAY GENERALLY LIGHT, UNDER
10 MPH, THOUGH MULTIPLE PERIODS OF GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS DUE TO
THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOWS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
BOTH DAYS.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(44 PERCENT) UNTIL 1700, THEN
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67F.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN EAST-
NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900, THEN 7000 FT AGL UNTIL
1700, THEN 3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN
NORTHEAST UNTIL 1600, THEN EAST UNTIL 1700,
THEN SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1400, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600, THEN
POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........26 24 23 21 29 36 43 50 57 64 68 71
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
TEMP............49 51 53 55 59 62 63 65 65 65 66 64
RH..............83 78 74 69 57 52 48 45 43 43 43 48
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
EYE LVL WND GST.6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 3.0 4.5 6.5 7.0 8.0 8.5 8.0 6.0 3.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW N N NE NE NE N NE E S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 8 8 7 6 5 6 7 6 8
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 4 7 20 31 38 35 33 42 49 30 26
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(65 PERCENT) UNTIL 0200, THEN
PARTLY CLOUDY(38 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100, THEN
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
UNTIL 2400.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51F.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN WEST
AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN SOUTH AROUND 6
MPH UNTIL 0500, THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........74 70 66 61 63 64 65 57 49 40 34 28
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............62 62 59 57 57 56 55 56 55 54 53 53
RH..............54 54 62 67 67 66 69 66 69 69 71 69
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 8
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW W SE SE E SE S S S S SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
SDSPL KT-FT/100013 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(39 PERCENT) UNTIL 1300, THEN
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66F.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900, THEN 3000 FT AGL UNTIL
1000, THEN 5000 FT AGL UNTIL 1400, THEN 1500 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN
SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 1400, THEN
SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........22 29 15 11 20 50 67 90 96 81 79 70
WEATHER COV..... LKY DEF LKY LKY CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC SCH
TEMP............52 54 56 58 62 64 64 65 63 62 62 62
RH..............71 69 66 60 52 48 46 46 50 52 52 52
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW NE NE NE S S S SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 13 13 13 13 13 13
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW NE NE NE S S S SW SW SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
EYE LVL WND GST.6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.5 3.0 5.5 6.5 6.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SE E SE SW SW SW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 6 5 5 6 5 8 10 10 13 10
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 4 7 13 22 32 23 27 19 19 10 9
FORECASTER...PETERSEN
REQUESTED BY...LUCAS PETTIGREW
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617768.4/PUB
.DELDT 07/24/26
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