Overview
- National Weather Service alerts cover parts of Wyoming, the Nebraska Panhandle, western South Dakota, and Colorado, including the I-25 corridor, the High Country, and Baca County, with southern Colorado under a 11 a.m.–11 p.m. MDT window today.
- Forecast conditions feature relative humidity dropping into single digits, wind gusts up to about 45 mph, and temperatures soaring into the upper 80s and 90s.
- Southern Colorado is projected to shatter March records, with Colorado Springs near 88°F and Pueblo near 93°F, according to local forecasts.
- Local outlets report multiple fires burning and new grass fires starting in southern Colorado with smoke and haze observed, and El Paso County has burn restrictions in effect.
- Forecasters note poor overnight humidity recovery through tonight, a cooler Sunday that still runs above average, and a likely return of elevated to critical fire weather early next week.