Station Name: ARKANSAS RIVER AT GRANITE, CO.
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: 8,947 feet

Nearest Address:
43070 US Highway 24 N
Granite, CO 81211
Chaffee County

GPS Coordinates: 39.04277116, -106.2658553

Nearby Water Temperatures

Fire Weather Watch issued March 12 at 12:31AM MDT until March 13 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

Effective: Thu March 12, 2026, 12:31 AM
Expires: Thu March 12, 2026, 4:45 PM

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Fire Weather Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Friday morning through Friday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 220. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning.

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.

Red Flag Warning issued March 11 at 6:52PM MDT until March 12 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

Effective: Wed March 11, 2026, 6:52 PM
Expires: Thu March 12, 2026, 11:00 AM

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 224. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning.

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

Fire Weather Watch issued March 12 at 12:31AM MDT until March 13 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

Effective: Thu March 12, 2026, 12:31 AM
Expires: Thu March 12, 2026, 4:45 PM

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Fire Weather Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Friday morning through Friday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 222, 224, 226, 227, 228, 229 and 230. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent. * IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically.

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.

Red Flag Warning issued March 12 at 12:31AM MDT until March 12 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

Effective: Thu March 12, 2026, 12:31 AM
Expires: Thu March 12, 2026, 4:45 PM

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Fire Weather Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Friday morning through Friday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 222, 224, 226, 227, 228, 229 and 230. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent. * IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically.

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.

High Wind Warning issued March 11 at 11:50PM MDT until March 13 at 12:00PM MDT by NWS Denver CO

Effective: Wed March 11, 2026, 11:50 PM
Expires: Thu March 12, 2026, 2:15 PM

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 80 mph expected. * WHERE...The Southern Front Range Foothills, with the strongest winds along and north of I-70. * WHEN...Winds will strengthen this morning, and remain quite strong through this afternoon and evening. A slight decrease is possible tonight. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines, and scattered power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. This includes I-70 from Golden to the Eisenhower Tunnel. Strong winds may lead to rapid growth of any new fires, particularly below 7,500 ft.

Drivers of high profile vehicles should consider delaying travel until winds subside Friday afternoon. People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind.