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Spot Forecast for La Plata Fire...Team CO IMT
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
305 PM MDT Sat Aug 23 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1500 MDT on August 23.
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...

A wetter and cooler pattern will continue through the next several
days, with widespread showers and thunderstorms each afternoon and
evening. The greatest chance for wetting rainfall and local flash
flooding will be in the Sunday through Tuesday time period, with
slightly lower chances for heavy rainfall by the end of the week.
Temperatures will be near seasonal averages on Sunday, then generally
cooler than average for much of the week. Relative humidity recovery
will be very good to excellent the next several days.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Areas of smoke. Showers with
                    thunderstorms likely.
Max temperature.....68F.
Min humidity........32-37 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 3-7 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 16 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good to very good.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy(62 percent). Areas of smoke until
                    2400. Chance of rain showers and thunderstorms
                    until 2400, then slight chance of rain showers.
Min temperature.....41F.
Max humidity........90-95 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 3-5 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms until 2400.
Transport winds.....West around 7 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to good.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy(69 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers until 1200, then rain showers with
                    thunderstorms likely.
Max temperature.....69F.
Min humidity........39-44 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 4-8 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms after 1200.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 11 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to good.

.MONDAY...Showers with numerous thunderstorms. Lows 42 to 54.
Highs 55 to 65. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
RH: Morning Max 85-90 percent / Afternoon Min 45-50 percent
POP: 85-90%  Rainfall amount: 0.25 to 0.50 inch

.TUESDAY...Numerous thunderstorms. Lows 42 to 53. Highs 55 to 65.
South winds around 10 mph.
RH: Morning Max 85-90 percent / Afternoon Min 45-50 percent
POP: 85-90%  Rainfall amount: around 0.25 inch

.WEDNESDAY...Numerous thunderstorms. Lows 42 to 53. Highs 58 to
70. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
RH: Morning Max 85-90 percent / Afternoon Min 45-50 percent
POP: 75-80%  Rainfall amount: around 0.25 inch

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Forecaster...PETERSEN
Requested by...Rose Long
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/23/25
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