Weather Alert in Colorado
Fire Weather Watch issued March 31 at 2:51AM MDT until April 1 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
AREAS AFFECTED: Cheyenne; Wallace
DESCRIPTION: ...Dangerous Fire Weather Conditions Forecast Tuesday With Wind Shift... .Very dry and windy conditions are forecast to develop Tuesday leading to numerous hours of critical fire weather conditions and extreme values of the Grassland Fire Danger Index. Winds are forecast to be from the southwest for much of the day before a shift to the north is forecast during the late afternoon with a cold front. Blowing dust reducing visibilities down to a mile or less at time is possible in the Watched and Warned areas. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 027 Wallace and 254 Cheyenne. * TIMING...From Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening. * WINDS...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
INSTRUCTION: A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag warnings.
Want more detail? Get the Complete 7 Day and Night Detailed Forecast!
Current U.S. National Radar--Current
The Current National Weather Radar is shown below with a UTC Time (subtract 5 hours from UTC to get Eastern Time).
National Weather Forecast--Current
The Current National Weather Forecast and National Weather Map are shown below.
National Weather Forecast for Tomorrow
Tomorrow National Weather Forecast and Tomorrow National Weather Map are show below.
North America Water Vapor (Moisture)
This map shows recent moisture content over North America. Bright and colored areas show high moisture (ie, clouds); brown indicates very little moisture present; black indicates no moisture.
Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Altostratus Clouds
Next Topic: Cirrocumulus Clouds
Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes
(between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes
water vapor
to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are
featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.
In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved
appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds
are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.
Next Topic: Cirrocumulus Clouds
Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Cirrostratus Clouds
Next Topic: Cirrus Clouds
Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above
20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant
feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky.
These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching
100 mph.
What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.
Next Topic: Cirrus Clouds
Current conditions powered by WeatherAPI.com
