Red Flag Warning Issued for San Juan Mountains and San Luis Valley
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NOAA issued it on July 3, 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 Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low humidity in Fire Weather Zones 223 and 224 until 8 PM MDT June 10.
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- Record type
- Red Flag Warning
- Affected area
- Southern Colorado
- Issued
- July 3, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Pueblo 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 Southern Colorado.
Alert Details
Red Flag Warning issued by NWS Pueblo CO. Effective from 2026-06-10T12:45:00-06:00 until 2026-06-10T20:00:00-06:00. Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely. Urgency: Expected.
Affected Areas
Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains including Wolf Creek Pass and Creede; San Luis Valley including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache. Fire Weather Zones 223 and 224.
What You Should Do
A Red Flag Warning means critical fire weather conditions are occurring or will shortly. Prepare for extreme fire behavior due to strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures.
Expected Conditions
Winds west 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Relative humidity as low as 8 percent. Elevated fire danger expected with fires catching and spreading rapidly and erratically.
Timeline
Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 8 PM MDT June 10. A Fire Weather Watch is in effect from Friday morning through Friday evening.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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