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Fire is estimated to be about one acre in size and slowly spreading. Winds are decreasing in the area and humidity is increasing. Hope that helps firefighters get a handle on this.
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about 2 hours ago
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Wild Turkey Fire near Crisman (Boulder County) is prompting evacuations in the area highlighted below, via Watch Duty.
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about 3 hours ago
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about 3 hours ago
Wild Turkey Fire southeast of Gold Hill in Boulder County
share.watchduty.org/i/72919?ts=1...
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Fun fact: the Broncos haven't had a home kickoff temperature below 60° through 8 home games this season. Gotta be the first time on record that's happened.
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about 4 hours ago
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Christmas night at Arrowhead is gonna feel like Christmas in south Florida. No complaints.
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about 4 hours ago
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Denver (76°) was warmer today than: 🌴 New Orleans, LA (75°) 🌴 Jacksonville, FL (70°) 🌴 Las Vegas, NV (66°) 🌴 San Diego, CA (64°)
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about 6 hours ago
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Aaaand it's officially Denver's hottest December day in 86 years. 76° so far in Denver. That's our average high on...May 27th.
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about 8 hours ago
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75° at DIA right now = it's Denver's warmest December day since 1980. Tied-2nd warmest December day on record (warmest: 79°, 1939) (It's 76° both downtown and at Central Park)
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about 8 hours ago
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Blustery in Boulder (again). Not nearly as bad as last week, but some 60+ gusts at the Mesa Lab. Looks closer to 40-50 mph in town. Wind will relax tonight.
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about 9 hours ago
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Denver just broke its daily temp record, and it's not even noon.
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about 9 hours ago
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Today is Denver's 12th day this month with 60°+ temps. Zero doubt we'll break the record for most 60°+ days on record in December on record (15 days, 1980).
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about 10 hours ago
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It's 66° at 10a on Dec. 22 in Denver, Colorado. What a beautiful June morning.
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about 11 hours ago
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Fire Weather Warning for the Front Range foothills/west metro area today. Worth noting winds will be considerably lower than last week's two big wind events (peak 50-60 mph). But it'll still be bone dry/warm...hence another don't-be-stupid alert.
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about 14 hours ago
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🌡️ Record heat with a high in the low 70s (current record: 70°, 1955) and turning breezy this afternoon. 20-30 mph gusts, stronger west and south. Mostly sunny otherwise. 🌤️ A bit cooler (60s) tomorrow and staying dry all week, including Christmas.
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about 14 hours ago
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Let’s go Broncos!!!!
1 day ago
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Happy shortest day of the year, Colorado! Denver will have 9 hours, 24 mins, and 22 seconds of daylight today. Fort Collins: 9 hours, 19 mins Grand Junction: 9 hours, 28 mins Colorado Springs: 9 hours, 29 mins
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1 day ago
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🏈 Go Broncos! Warmer with mostly sunny skies and a high near 60° in Denver, more than 15° above average and continuing our Torchcember. Winds will be light today also. 🌡️ Record warmth likely tomorrow with a high in the low 70s, and no rain/snow chances this week.
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1 day ago
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Good news: Not seeing any major Front Range wind events in the next ~7 days. Will turn a bit blustery on both Monday and on Christmas Day, but nowhere near the levels of this past week. Hoping that helps ease fears of fire danger/more power cuts over the holidays.
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2 days ago
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Denver has a good chance of having its warmest Christmas on record this year. Thursday's high will be right around the current warmest Christmas record 69° (2005). At least the mountains will get some snow on Christmas Day!
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2 days ago
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🎶 I'm dreaming of a (record warm) Christmas 🎶
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2 days ago
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8:43a: A few flurries around the west Denver metro area, but a brief bit of steadier snow north of Fort Collins, little/no accumulation from this.
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3 days ago
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Back door cold front just crashed through Denver, dropping temps 20° (53° to 33°) in just 45 minutes!
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3 days ago
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🌥️Cooler and windy today, with a high only in the mid-50s (still 10° above average), about 15 degrees cooler than yesterday. 30-40 mph winds today, relaxing tonight. Isolated PM rain shower, most stay dry. 🏈 Lighter winds and a bit warmer tomorrow, with a high near 60°.
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3 days ago
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Tough travel in the mountains tomorrow with a combo of snow + 50-60 mph winds. Glad to see some needed snow again in the mountains, though.
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3 days ago
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112 mph gust at the Mesa Lab (south Boulder) at 3p
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3 days ago
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Hope you packed your barf bags and patience if you're heading to DIA today
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3 days ago
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Now up to three separate spots with 100+ gusts in/near Boulder, two within the past hour. Again: It's considerably drier than Wednesday, and the wind started earlier (longer lasting wind event). Hence the extra concern today compared to Wednesday.
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3 days ago
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Far less important, but Denver just broke its daily record high today. 68°, probably heading to 70°+.
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3 days ago
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Reminder: Xcel has its own team of meteorologists that know their equipment. I/we (TV, NWS meteorologists) don't factor into their decision-making.
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3 days ago
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Why we're so concerned about today's fire conditions: Currently 66° with a 5° dewpoint at DIA (9% relative humidity). Similar readings around the metro area. It's bone dry...
3 days ago
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Wind has arrived in Boulder: Mesa Lab in Boulder just gusted to 105 mph, Boulder airport (BDU) gusted to 73 mph. Woof.
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3 days ago
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Already a 100 mph gust above Boulder so far today...expect more this afternoon.
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3 days ago
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Denver/majority of the metro area: the worst of the wind will be tonight, but we won't catch the full brunt of it. Today's wind will be more concentrated in/near the foothills.
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3 days ago
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Boulder: peak winds between now and about sunset. An idea of what to expect today, though admittedly the exact timing of today's wind is a forecast challenge:
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3 days ago
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Colorado Springs airport is basically D terminal of DIA now because of diversions
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3 days ago
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Two extreme turbulence reports already at DIA this morning, a bunch of diversions, not much getting in/out right now...gonna be a rough go at the airport all day unfortunately.
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3 days ago
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Airport: look for general delays today, but DIA's winds will probably actually be worse tonight. Still, 20-40 mph gusts today will probably mean quite a few delays until then.
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3 days ago
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Latest modeling showing a very close call for Boulder/Golden/west metro/Fort Collins, with strongest winds right along/west of Hwy 93. Good news is areas east of there (including most of the Denver metro area) should escape the worst of today's winds, though it'll turn blustery tonight.
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3 days ago
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First "extreme" fire weather risk anywhere in Boulder County in over 3 years (4/22/2022). First extreme fire weather outlook anywhere in Colorado in over 20 months (4/6/2024).
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4 days ago
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Worst of the wind will be at the base of the foothills (Hwy 93/Boulder/Golden/Lyons) on west between now and 6p. 80-100+ mph gusts here. Most of the Denver metro area (esp east of I-25) won’t see much wind until after ~5p. 40-60 mph gusts tonight.
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4 days ago
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🌬️‼️ VERY high fire danger today! Record heat, 80-100+ mph winds, and a very dry airmass = BE SMART. Winds will be strongest until 6p. 80-100+ mph winds in Boulder/west metro, 40-50 mph peak gusts in Denver 12-6p. Still windy tomorrow and cooler but lower fire danger.
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4 days ago
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Record heat + 80 mph winds (west metro) + bone dry = very high fire danger.
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4 days ago
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Reminder: 85%+ of wildfires are human-caused.
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4 days ago
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Why we're extra concerned about tomorrow's Front Range fire threat:
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4 days ago
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This is the first "Particularly Dangerous Situation" Fire Weather Warning ever issued anywhere in the state of Colorado.
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4 days ago
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IMPORTANT: NWS Boulder just issued a rare "Particularly Dangerous Situation" (PDS) Fire Weather Warning for Boulder, Hwy 93, and the Boulder + northern JeffCo foothills for tomorrow. Winds: 85-110 mph. Bone dry. This is a Fire Weather Warning with an exclamation point.
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4 days ago
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Currently 43° with a -4° dewpoint in Denver (Central Park). Notably drier than yesterday. Part of the reason for my increased concern for tomorrow's wind event, along with the potential for more concentrated stronger winds at the base of the foothills.
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4 days ago
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How strong were the Denver/Boulder winds last night? Looks like most topped out 50-60 mph around midnight.
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4 days ago
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Not thrilled to say this, but I'm probably a bit more concerned with tomorrow's Front Range fire danger compared to yesterday's. Please be smart tomorrow. It'll be much better this weekend.
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4 days ago
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Differences between tomorrow's wind event compared to yesterday's/this AM's: 1) Looks drier (not good) 2) A bit more concentrated in the foothills, though Boulder/Hwy 93 get it (but less Denver wind compared to last night) 3) Earlier: overnight tonight-sunset tomorrow
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4 days ago
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