FNUS75 KPUB 161116 FWSPUB Spot Forecast for Phantom Creek RX...USFS National Weather Service Pueblo CO 516 AM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 MDT on October 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... Drying and warming trend will continue today and into this weekend. No precipitation is expected in the vicinity for several days. Today, temperatures will reach into the 50s, with mostly clear skies. Winds will generally stay under 10 mph or so, starting out from the north and shifting to the southeast later this afternoon. With dry conditions in the region, RH will dip down between 10-15% during the afternoon today. Similarly cold tonight, with temps near or below freezing. RH will recover to around 50%, with west winds near or below 10 mph. Saturday and Sunday will be noticeably warmer, with highs in the 60s, while RH remains about the same. Winds will generally remain light, with high pressure over our area. Our next impactful system should arrive around the middle of next week, though details are still uncertain at this time. Overall we can expect cooler and wetter weather to set in sometime after Wednesday. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....56F. Min humidity........6-11 percent. Wind (20 ft)........North around 5 mph, turning southeast around 5 mph during the afternoon. Mixing height.......3000 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northwest around 6 mph until 1700, then southwest around 7 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. TIME (MDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A Sky (%).........25 17 9 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............26 25 24 32 40 45 49 52 55 56 55 51 RH..............79 78 77 53 33 24 17 14 12 11 13 17 20 FT wind dir..N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E 20 FT wind spd..3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT wind gust.8 8 8 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.5 3.5 2.5 Transp wind dir.N N N N N N N N N N NW SW Transp wind spd.8 7 7 12 12 12 12 9 8 7 8 7 SDspl kt-ft/10005 4 4 13 16 21 26 25 22 21 23 14 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear. Min temperature.....27F. Max humidity........53-58 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 10 mph. Mixing height.......1000 ft agl. Transport winds.....South around 12 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. TIME (MDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P Sky (%).........2 3 4 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............44 39 34 31 29 29 28 28 27 27 27 27 RH..............26 34 45 56 58 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 20 FT wind dir..S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT wind spd..8 8 8 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 20 FT wind gust.15 15 15 17 17 17 17 17 17 15 15 15 Mix hgt (kft)...1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Transp wind dir.S S S S S SW SW S SW SW S S Transp wind spd.8 10 12 13 13 13 14 13 13 13 12 12 SDspl kt-ft/10007 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny.Max temperature.....66F. Min humidity........8-13 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 10 mph until 1500, then variable around 5 mph. Mixing height.......2000 ft agl until 1300, then 6000 ft agl until 1700, then 3500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southwest around 9 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1400, then fair until 1700, then poor. TIME (MDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A Sky (%).........2 7 4 3 2 3 10 17 12 9 12 4 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............27 27 30 41 49 55 61 63 64 66 64 62 RH..............55 57 55 37 28 22 17 15 14 13 14 17 20 FT wind dir..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT wind spd..10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 6 6 6 20 FT wind gust.18 18 18 18 18 18 12 12 12 14 14 14 Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 4.5 5.5 6.0 6.0 3.5 Transp wind dir.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW W S Transp wind spd.12 13 14 14 13 12 12 10 9 12 10 10 SDspl kt-ft/10006 6 6 7 11 16 24 39 46 62 53 34 $$ Forecaster...GARBEROGLIO Requested by...Kendra Jackson Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2623838.1/PUB .DELDT 10/16/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0