634  
FNUS75 KPUB 271533  
FWSPUB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RITO HONDO PILES RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
833 AM MST TUE JAN 27 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON JANUARY 27.  
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 INTEREST, DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH  
TOMORROW. WINDS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT, LESS THAN 10 MPH,  
WITH VARIABLE WINDS DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS, WITH  
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS TODAY, AND WESTERLY COMPONENT WINDS TOMORROW  
AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FOLLOW THE TYPICAL DIURNAL  
PATTERN, WITH VALUES FALLING TO AROUND 20 PERCENT TODAY AND  
TOMORROW AFTERNOON, AND RECOVERING TO AROUND 52-53 PERCENT  
TONIGHT.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(39 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN NORTHEAST AROUND 8  
MPH UNTIL 1500, THEN NORTHWEST.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1200, THEN 4000 FT AGL UNTIL  
1700, THEN 500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH UNTIL 1700, THEN WEST  
AROUND 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300, THEN GOOD UNTIL 1600, THEN  
POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........61 57 53 41 30 18 18 18 18  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............17 22 28 31 34 34 35 34 27  
RH..............36 30 25 24 23 25 25 27 37  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 12 12 12 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.0 2.0 3.5 4.5 5.0 4.5 3.0 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 13 16 16 15 13 10  
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 6 12 38 62 72 59 31 6  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....11F.  
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST AROUND 4 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........15 12 9 10 12 13 11 9 7 11 15 19  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............25 21 20 19 17 17 14 13 14 13 13 12  
RH..............38 43 45 45 46 44 50 53 50 53 50 52  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W NW W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 15 14 12 10 8 9 10 13 13 13  
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 7 8 7 6 5 4 5 5 7 7 7  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(32 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE AROUND 4 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN WEST AROUND 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 18 MPH UNTIL 1400, THEN AROUND 26  
MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600, THEN  
POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........23 27 32 29 27 24 30 36 42 42 41 41  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............12 11 12 21 28 34 38 40 40 38 36 33  
RH..............52 55 50 37 29 25 22 22 23 25 25 29  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 6 6 6 12 12 12 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 9 9 9 17 17 17 17 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 9 9 10 14 17 23 29 28 26 25  
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 6 4 5 9 19 29 43 61 48 36 24  
 

 
FORECASTER...SIMCOE  
REQUESTED BY...PETTIGREW  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2600952.3/PUB  
.DELDT 01/27/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab CO Page Main Text Page