Last week we were juggling two impressive spring snowstorms, this week we may be juggling wildfires. The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for a good portion of southeast Colorado, and they say this warning area may be expanded as we head into Tuesday. Temperatures soaring into the 70s (we have not had a 70 degree day since November, 12 2009), wind gusts approaching 50 mph, and humidity levels dropping to near 10% are all to blame. Downsloping, or "Chinook" winds can bring us some nice warm days during this time of the year, but can also wreak havoc on travel and bring an early start to wildfire season.
Cooler temps and a chance of precipitation move back into the forecast come Thursday, but at this point this "system" looks very minimal.
7/20/20 22nd heat wave.
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