Red Flag Warning for Southwest Colorado Fire Zones
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NOAA issued it on June 30, 2026, 7 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Grand Junction has issued a Red Flag Warning for critical fire weather conditions across multiple zones in Southwest Colorado from 10 AM to 10 PM MDT Tuesday.
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- Record type
- Red Flag Warning
- Affected area
- Southwest Colorado
- Issued
- June 30, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Grand Junction CO
Fire-weather notices describe conditions that can support rapid fire spread; they do not report that a fire is present. Check local emergency sources for any active incident.
Record status: historical. It was issued 7 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southwest Colorado.
Alert Details
Red Flag Warning issued by NWS Grand Junction CO. Effective from 2026-06-08T21:05:00-06:00, with onset 2026-06-09T10:00:00-06:00 and ends 2026-06-09T22:00:00-06:00. Event code: FWW.
Affected Areas
Fire Weather Zones 207, 291, 292, 293, 294, and 295 in Colorado, including Southwest Colorado Lower Forecast Area, Northern San Juan Forecast Area, North Fork Forecast Area, Gunnison Basin Forecast Area, Southwest Colorado Upper West Forecast Area, and Southwest Colorado Upper East Forecast Area.
What You Should Do
Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning. A Red Flag Warning means critical fire weather conditions are occurring or will shortly occur.
Expected Conditions
Winds west 20 to 30 mph with gusts 35 to 50 mph. Relative humidity 6 to 11 percent. Fires will catch and spread quickly.
Timeline
Red Flag Warning remains in effect from 10 AM to 10 PM MDT Tuesday (June 9). Additional Red Flag Warning from 10 AM to 10 PM MDT Wednesday. Fire Weather Watch from Thursday morning through Thursday evening.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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