Colorado Springs weather: Forecast includes more record-breaking temps, high fire danger warning

Abbey Soukup, The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Updated ·2 min read

Apr. 12—A record-breaking high temperature is forecast in Colorado Springs for the second day in a row, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo.

Expect sunny skies and a high of 82 degrees, the weather service says. Breezy conditions are in the forecast, with winds ranging from 15-20 mph. Gusts could reach upwards of 30 mph, prompting a red flag warning for high fire danger due to dry conditions in the Colorado Springs area.

The record high for April of 77 degrees was set in 2010, according to the Weather Service.

Colorado Springs experienced record-setting temperatures Tuesday, with a high of 83 degrees — eclipsing the record of 80 that had been set in 1982.

Average highs this time of April are around 60.

Pueblo also had record-breaking heat Tuesday, hitting 89 to break the previous record of 88 set in 2018, according to the Weather Service.

A red flag warning will be active across El Paso County from noon through 8 p.m. Wednesday.

The Weather Service said the combination of unseasonably warm temperatures, dry conditions and increasingly strong winds will create critical fire conditions through Thursday across south-central and southeast Colorado.

The hot and dry forecast comes amid crews working the Rampart fire, which started Tuesday afternoon east of Woodland Park.

As of late Tuesday, the Rampart fire had burned roughly 20 acres — some within the Waldo Canyon Burn Scar — and was at 0% containment. Firefighting officials with the U.S. Forest Service said they had a hose placed all the way around the fire, working to contain the fire by cooling the edges.

A single-engine air tanker was on the scene with water drops Tuesday to assist firefighters from the Forest Service and numerous departments in Teller County and El Paso County.

Here's the full forecast from the National Weather Service.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy skies, with a high of 73 degrees.

Friday: There's a 50% chance of thunderstorms after 12 p.m. Otherwise, expect partly sunny skies and a high of 58 degrees.

Saturday: There's a 20% chance of snow showers in the forecast, mainly before 1 p.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny skies are in the forecast with a high of 56 degrees.

Sunday: Expect sunny skies, and a high of 68 degrees.