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Areas of Severe Thunderstorms, Critical Fire Weather, and HeatRisk for Monday

Isolated severe thunderstorms with locally damaging wind gusts and hail are possible Monday across parts of the Southeast U.S. Elevated to critical fire weather including gusty winds and low relative humidity is forecast Monday over much of the northern Great Plains. Above normal temperatures in the Southeast and Southwest U.S. will bring moderate to isolated major HeatRisk Monday. Read More >

A Fire Weather Watch is in effect for Saturday afternoon for the greater southern mountain region and Las Animas and Baca county regions. West winds 15-25 mph with gusts to 35 mph and humidity values 10-15% are expected. Avoid anything that could spark a fire! #COWX