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SPOT FORECAST FOR ASPEN ACRES...RMCC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
122 PM MDT THU AUG 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 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
SPOTTY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING (THROUGH 1900) ON THE BURN SCAR. AT THIS TIME, CELLS ARE TRACKING
SOUTHEAST ALONG THE WESTERN EDGE, WITH ACTIVITY NORTHWEST ACROSS FREMONT
COUNTY. THIS ACTIVITY WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
STORMS THAT MOVE ACROSS THE BURN SCAR WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALIZED
HEAVY RAINFALL, LIGHTNING AND OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY LOOKS TO DISSIPATE BETWEEN 1800 AND 1900, WITH QUIET CONDITIONS
OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL SIT ACROSS
WESTERN COLORADO ON FRIDAY WITH ANOTHER UPPER WAVE PUSHING EAST ALONG THE
EASTERN MOUNTAINS. DRIER AIR WILL BE IN PLACE, HELPING TO LIMIT THUNDERSTORM
COVERAGE. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED ACTIVITY IS FORECAST NEAR THE BURN SCAR
WITH LIGHTNING, BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS EXPECTED
DURING THE AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
AND RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 15 MPH.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1600, THEN EAST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1700, THEN FAIR.
TIME (MDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........55 67 70 72
WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC
TEMP............74 73 71 68
RH..............28 28 31 35
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 14 14
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...10 8.5 8.0 6.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE E
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10
SDSPL KT-FT/100089 76 76 57
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(65 PERCENT) UNTIL 0100, THEN
PARTLY CLOUDY(35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1900.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59F.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN
WEST AROUND 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1900.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900, THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 1900, 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 70 65 61 59 57 55 45 34 24 23 23
WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC
TEMP............66 63 58 56 56 55 55 55 55 55 55 55
RH..............39 44 52 56 57 58 58 57 56 55 55 54
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE W W W SW SW SW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 10 10 10 12 12 12 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 15 15 15 17 17 17 14 14 14
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE W W W SW SW SW W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.7 7 7 9 9 9 10 10 10 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 8 8 8 9 10 9 8 8 8 8
SDSPL KT-FT/100041 13 4 4 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH THEN SOUTHEAST AROUND 8
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 8500 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 1400, THEN SOUTH
AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. GOOD AFTER 1100.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........22 18 14 11 16 22 27 38 49 59 60 61
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
TEMP............55 57 63 68 72 74 75 76 75 73 72 71
RH..............53 53 43 38 33 30 29 29 30 32 32 32
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW SE SE SE S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 9 9 9 12 12 12 13 13 13
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W SW SW SW SE SE SE S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 3.0 6.0 9.0 10 10 8.0 7.5 8.5 8.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W SW W SW SW S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 8
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 5 6 18 36 46 60 66 55 58 58 64
FORECASTER...MOZLEY
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL ORTNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619571.6/PUB
.DELDT 08/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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