local weather

A red flag warning for high fire danger has been issued by the National Weather Service for Monday and covers southeast Colorado along with the San Luis Valley. A fire weather watch remains in effect for all or parts of four additional counties in the east central portion of the state.

The warning is in effect from noon until 8:00 p.m. Monday.

Spring in Colorado is known for wild swings in the weather. Monday and Tuesday this week will be no exception.

High fire danger returns Wednesday, while concerns about a strong winter storm in Colorado for the weekend are increasing.

Fire danger continues in southern Colorado, while snow is in the forecast for later in the week.

Fire danger continues for southeast Colorado Monday and Tuesday.