031 FNUS75 KPUB 161445 FWSPUB Spot Forecast for La Plata...USFS National Weather Service Pueblo CO 845 AM MDT Tue Sep 16 2025 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0933 MDT on September 16. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. Please contact our office at (719) 948-9429, if you have questions or concerns with this forecast. .DISCUSSION... A trough of low pressure will bring unsettled weather to the burn area during the next 36 hours. 20 foot surface winds will predominantly be from a westerly component through the period, but gusty erratic winds will be possible with any thunderstorm activity. With a weather disturbance moving through, precipitation will be possible throughout today and throughout tonight, with showers possible tomorrow mainly during the afternoon time period. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(42 percent) until 1500, then mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers until 1200, then chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Max temperature.....59F. Min humidity........30-35 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 12 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms after 1200 until 1500. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms after 1500. Mixing height.......3500 ft agl until 1000, then 6000 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 17 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1000, then good until 1100, then very good until 1400, then good. TIME (MDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........17 29 42 54 61 68 75 73 71 Weather cov..... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC Weather type.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW Tstm cov........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC Temp............48 52 56 57 57 58 56 55 53 RH..............50 43 37 35 37 37 42 45 50 20 FT wind dir..SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W 20 FT wind spd..9 9 9 12 12 12 10 10 10 20 FT wind gust.14 14 14 17 17 17 16 16 16 Eye lvl wnd dir.SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W Eye lvl wnd spd.5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 Eye lvl wnd gst.8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 Mix hgt (kft)...3.5 6.0 8.5 10 7.5 7.0 7.5 5.5 5.0 Transp wind dir.SW W W W SW W W W W Transp wind spd.12 17 18 18 20 16 20 18 17 SDspl kt-ft/100038 94 134 163 131 97 130 85 77 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy(64 percent) until 0100, then partly cloudy(33 percent). Rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms until 2400, then chance of rain showers. Min temperature.....32F. Max humidity........87-92 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 8 mph until 2100, then downslope 3 to 6 mph Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms until 2100. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms after 2100 until 2400. Mixing height.......2500 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 7 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........68 71 73 76 68 61 53 47 41 35 27 20 Weather cov.....CHC CHC CHC LKY CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH Weather type....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW Tstm cov........CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH Temp............50 47 42 40 38 36 36 34 33 34 33 34 RH..............58 65 76 82 85 89 85 89 89 85 85 82 20 FT wind dir..W W W W W W SW SW SW W W W 20 FT wind spd..8 8 8 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 20 FT wind gust.12 12 12 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 Eye lvl wnd dir.W W W W W W SW SW SW W W W Eye lvl wnd spd.5 5 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 Eye lvl wnd gst.7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mix hgt (kft)...3.5 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 Transp wind dir.SW W W SW W W W W W W W W Transp wind spd.12 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 SDspl kt-ft/100035 20 15 12 12 11 11 12 14 14 14 14 .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(34 percent). Slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms after 1200. Max temperature.....56F. Min humidity........32-37 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Downslope 3 to 6 mph until 0900, then northwest around 10 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms after 1200. Mixing height.......3000 ft agl until 1000, then 6500 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1000, then good. TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........12 11 11 11 16 25 34 41 49 57 50 43 Weather cov..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH Weather type.... RW RW RW RW RW RW Tstm cov........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH Temp............33 32 35 42 51 53 55 55 55 55 54 53 RH..............82 92 89 73 50 43 38 38 37 37 40 45 20 FT wind dir..W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW 20 FT wind spd..5 5 5 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT wind gust.7 7 7 12 12 12 16 16 16 16 16 16 Eye lvl wnd dir.W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW Eye lvl wnd spd.3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 Eye lvl wnd gst.4 4 4 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 Mix hgt (kft)...2.0 2.0 2.0 3.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 6.5 7.0 6.5 6.0 Transp wind dir.W W W W W W W W W W W W Transp wind spd.8 8 9 12 15 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 SDspl kt-ft/100014 13 17 36 65 78 87 90 88 91 85 78 $$ Forecaster...HODANISH Requested by...Jesse Freeman-Erbin Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2521869.3/PUB .DELDT 09/16/25 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0