Red Flag Warnings kick off this afternoon for western Colorado
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The western slope has seen a gorgeous week, and today is going to cap it off with a little bow. Partly sunny conditions will be around for most of the day with some gusty outflow winds expected. Winds could gust as high as 25 miles per hour in certain parts of the Grand Valley. Tonight, expect temperatures to drop into the upper forties as some cloud coverage rolls into the region. Due to all of these windy conditions, Red Flag Warnings will be in effect from noon to 8 p.m. tonight.Warm temperatures remain in place through the weekend. An approaching system will also cause strong winds to form each afternoon through Sunday. Gusts of 25 to 35 mph, higher at times, are expected across much of the County Watch Area. Critical fire weather conditions will occur each afternoon through the weekend. Currently, Red Flag Warnings are in place for portions of central and southwest Colorado today and tomorrow. Fire Weather Watches are in place for Sunday. A cooler, showery pattern will follow this weekend`s disturbance bringing higher relative humidities and lower temperatures across the region.A low pressure system is sitting just off the coast of California today, and as it tracks towards Colorado, conditions will begin to change for early next week. However, this is also responsible for the gusty outflow winds of today. These windy conditions, along with the already-issued Fire Weather Warnings for western Colorado create conditions for a Red Flag Warning, which means fire danger is exceptionally high for the area. To all farmers doing controlled burns this weekend, take extra caution.Tomorrow will be seeing similar conditions to tonight. The closed low will have made landfall in central California and the pressure gradient will continue to tighten. Deep mixing will tap into some stronger winds aloft so the end result will be another day of gusty winds. These winds will be a little stronger than seen today. Plenty of sunshine is expected as warm high temperatures continue. While temperatures soar today, expect a bit of a cooling trend headed into next week, hopefully returning the western slope closer to a temperature more associated with this time of year.Overall, expect a great end to your week with a little wind!
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