WASHINGTON COUNTY HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

 ...Red Flag Warning for portions of the plains and Palmer Divide this afternoon/evening...  This hazardous weather outlook is for northeast and north central Colorado.  .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight  A drier airmass will be moving into Colorado today with no thunderstorms expected.  Hot temperatures are again expected today, with highs in the mid 90s to around 100 degrees across the plains.  A combination of lowering humidities and gusty southerly winds will lead to red flag conditions across portions of the plains and Palmer Divide this afternoon and evening. This will also include the Denver area, especially east of Interstate 25.  .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday  Very warm and mostly dry weather will continue through the middle of the week. In addition to the heat and dry conditions, it will be breezy at times which may produce near critical fire weather conditions at times. Showers and storms are expected to increase across Thursday through Saturday with locally heavy rainfall possible with the stronger storms.  .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...  Spotter activation will not be needed.