370  
FNUS75 KPUB 241008  
FWSPUB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ASPEN ACRES AM SPOT...RMCC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
408 AM MDT MON AUG 24 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON AUGUST 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  
 
STORMS WILL BEGIN DEVELOPING ALONG THE RIDGE LINES BETWEEN 1200-1300  
WITH THE PEAK TIMING FOR STORMS TO IMPACT THE BURN SCAR BETWEEN 1500  
AND 1900. HEAVY RAINFALL CAPABLE OF CAUSING FLASH FLOODING AND LIGHTNING  
WILL BE THE PRIMARY RISKS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1500  
TO 2100 TODAY. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL  
COULD ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. STORMS SHOULD MOVE EAST OF  
THE BURN SCAR BETWEEN 2000 AND 2100 WITH CLEARING SKIES OVERNIGHT.  
 
MONSOON MOISTURE OVER THE AREA WILL KEEP ELEVATED CHANCES FOR SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH THURSDAY.  
WEDNESDAY LOOKS LIKE THE WETTEST DAY OF THE PERIOD AND ADDITIONAL FLASH  
FLOOD WATCHES ARE LIKELY. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL OFF SLIGHTLY THROUGH  
MID WEEK. DRIER AIR SPREADS IN FOR FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AFTERNOON  
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE ISOLATED IN COVERAGE, BUT LOCALLY HEAVY  
RAINFALL COULD STILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 1300, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74F ABOVE 9000 FEET, 75-84 BELOW 9000 FEET.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN  
NORTHEAST 5-15 MPH UNTIL 1400, THEN SOUTHEAST  
5-15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 6500 FT AGL AFTER 1000.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000, THEN GOOD UNTIL 1500, THEN  
FAIR UNTIL 1700, THEN POOR.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(67 PERCENT) UNTIL 0200, THEN  
PARTLY CLOUDY(33 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1900, THEN  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-57F.  
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-15 MPH UNTIL 2400, THEN WEST 5-10 MPH.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 1400, THEN PARTLY SUNNY(57  
PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200 UNTIL 1300, THEN  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL  
1500, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LIKELY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74F ABOVE 9000 FEET, 75-84 BELOW 9000 FEET.  
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-15 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN  
NORTHEAST 6-12 MPH UNTIL 1200 THEN EAST 8-16  
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000, THEN 6000 FT AGL UNTIL  
1700, THEN 2500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600, THEN  
POOR.  
 
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH UNTIL  
1200, THEN EAST WINDS 10-15 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS  
IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS 70-80. WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH UNTIL  
1200, THEN EAST WINDS 10-15 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND  
50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH UNTIL  
1200, THEN EAST WINDS 10-15 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...TORGERSON  
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL ORTNER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2620178.2/PUB  
.DELDT 08/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab CO Page
Main Text Page