Weather Alerts For Palmer Lake, CO

# HEADLINE -------------------- RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220, 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 231, 232, 234, 235, AND 236 # DETAILS -------------------- AFFECTED AREA Fire Weather Zones 220, 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 231, 232, 234, 235 and 236. TIMING Until 11 PM MDT this evening. WINDS Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY As low as 7 percent. IMPACTS Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically. ISSUED AT Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 12:44 PM MDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Pueblo CO HEADER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County- Teller County/Rampart Range

# HEADLINE -------------------- FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Widespread temperatures in the 20s are expected by Saturday morning with teens across Monument Hill. WHERE Portions of central, east central, and southeast Colorado. WHEN From late Friday night through Saturday morning. IMPACTS Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. ISSUED AT Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 10:36 AM MDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Pueblo CO HEADER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Crowley County, Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet, Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet, Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County, Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet, Eastern Kiowa County, Eastern Las Animas County, La Junta Vicinity/Otero County, Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County, Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County, Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet, Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet, Springfield Vicinity/Baca County, Western Kiowa County Including Las Animas, Walsenburg, Eads, Penrose, Sheridan Lake, Olney Springs, Kim, Walsh, Lamar, Trinidad, Ordway, Pueblo, Rocky Ford, La Junta, Springfield, Colorado Springs, Branson, Black Forest, Peterson Space Force Base, and Canon City

Pollen Index: 11.7 Pollen Level: high Predominant Pollen: Elm, Maple and Cedar/Juniper. The quantity of pollen grains in the air for Friday will be falling but will remain in the very high range. This change results in part from rising humidity, weakening winds and expected precipitation in the evening which tends to wash pollen out of the air. Relief is in sight.