On Sunday at 2:03 p.m. an updated fire weather watch was released by the National Weather Service valid for Tuesday between noon and 7 p.m. for Pueblo County including Pueblo, Huerfano County including Walsenburg, Western Las Animas County including Trinidad and Thatcher, Otero County including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands and Eastern Las Animas County including Pinon Canyon.

Relative humidity: As low as 11 percent.

“Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically,” adds the NWS.

According to the NWS, a fire weather watch means that critical fire weather conditions are possible. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag warnings.

Source: The National Weather Service