2/28 Colorado Weather: Red Flag Warning

Good morning. Maine. I'm DJ Huzz. Step outside right now and you'll feel 42 degrees. By this afternoon? Near 70. That's a 30-degree temperature rocket ride in one day. In the next 24 hours. Here's what's driving this. A ridge of high pressure over the West Coast is pumping warm, dry air straight across Colorado. That warmth comes with a price. Humidity crashes into the single digits today. Add gusty winds near the Wyoming border. and we've got a Red Flag Warning from 10 A.M. To 6 P.M. For Larimer and Weld Counties. No outdoor burning up there. Period. The Front Range climbs to 70 degrees under wall-to-wall sunshine. Tonight, clouds roll in as a weak front approaches. Lows dip to 39. Down in the Southern Front Range. Pueblo and Colorado Springs hit 68 degrees today. Mostly cloudy tonight with a low of 35. Out on the Western Slope. Grand Junction reaches 65 degrees. Light winds and mostly sunny skies make it a gorgeous day. Tonight brings clouds and a low of 42. Sunday shifts the pattern. That front slides through, dropping highs into the mid-60s along the Front Range and low 60s farther south. Mountain snow showers develop above 9,000 feet as moisture streams in. Here's your heads-up for the week ahead. Tuesday brings the next big change. An upper low moves through with rain likely for the plains and snow for the mountains. Highs drop to the low 50s. We dry out Wednesday before another system arrives late week. One more thing. Spring equinox is about three weeks away. We're gaining over two minutes of daylight each day. Sunrise today is 6:36 A.M. With sunset at 5:51 P.M. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow. For the extended outlook, check the latest forecast as confidence improves. Stay safe, stay prepared. and enjoy the day.