Tonight's Forecast:
Winds will remain breezy overnight, with gusts bottoming out at 15-35 mph by the early morning hours of Tuesday. Temperatures will be chilly, near seasonal averages overnight. It will be partly cloudy and dry tonight.
Tuesday will become windy once again.
A HIGH WIND WATCH has been issued from 9 am until 7 pm for the zones highlighted in yellow. Wind gusts will be up to 60-65 mph from the west.
A RED FLAG WARNING is in effect Tuesday afternoon and evening due to high wildfire danger.
Colorado Springs forecast: Low: 36; High: 65;
Windy on Tuesday with W wind at 20-25 mph gusting to 50 mph. The sky will be mostly sunny.
Pueblo forecast: Low: 39; High: 73;
HIGH WIND WATCH from 9 am until 7 pm. Winds will be from the W at 20-25 mph gusting to 50 mph. The sky will be mostly sunny.
Canon City forecast: Low: 41; High: 67;
HIGH WIND WATCH from 9 am until 7 pm. Winds will be from the W at 25-30 mph gusting to 55 mph.
Woodland Park forecast: Low: 29; High: 52;
Partly cloudy on Tuesday with gusty winds from the W at 25-30 mph gusting to 50 mph.
Tri-Lakes forecast: Low: 34; High: 59;
Mostly sunny on Tuesday with strong winds from the W at 20-25 mph gusting to 50 mph.
Plains forecast: Low: 30s/40s; High: 70s/80s;
RED FLAG WARNING for southern Lincoln and Cheyenne Counties from 10 am to 7 pm and for Otero, eastern Las Animas, and Baca counties from 9 am to 7 pm. Winds will be from the W at 15-20 mph gusting to 45 mph.
Walsenburg and Trinidad forecast: Low: 38/40; High: 66/70;
HIGH WIND WATCH from 9 am until 7 pm. Winds will be from the W at 20-30 mph gusting to 60 mph.
Mountains forecast: Low: 20s/30s; High: 50s;
HIGH WIND WATCH from 9 am until 7 pm for the San Luis Valley, Sangre De Cristos Mountains, the Wet Mountains, and Wet Mountain Valley. RED FLAG WARNING from 9 am to noon for the same zones. Winds will be from the W at 20-30 mph gusting to 65 mph in the mountain valleys.
Extended outlook forecast:
Wednesday will be breezy but only gusting 30-40 mph, so high wind warnings are not expected. However, it will still be dry so wildfire danger will be elevated.
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