Get down to the south. You see monarch pass weve got 64 mileperhour gusts. They get a little bit less the closer you get to pueblo but even canyon city seeing 29 mile perhour gusts at this hour. Its those kind of gusts that well see well into the evening hours. Its making for some incredible pictures all across the front range there. You can see what the winds are doing to the flags fort collins. Youve likely noticed the wind shift behind it and cooler air starting to move in. That front is bringing the winds and a little bit of rain and snow. You can see some of that snow right up along our northern mountains, but it just completely dies out, dries off as soon as it hits that dry air once you get to the foothills east of i25. Temperatures now, 66 degrees in denver. We got into the 70s today. Its 62 in greeley, 63 in fort and 60s through the foothills. The next civil hours well continue to cool off. Several hours well continue to cool off and keep you clear. Well be at 62 and 58 at 8 p
Wind definitely is not helping the firefighters. Red flag warnings are in effect for much of our state. Danielle grant is in the weather center. Some places have been gusts up to 60 mailings an hour. They have been unruly and unfortunately this is what we were imagining happening this afternoon with the strong winds out there and tinder dry conditions. We see wildfires spark up like that. Wind gusts 30 mileperhour in longmont, 60 mile the cheyenne ridge, fort morgan 62 mileperhour wind speeds and 20s and 30s in the denver metro area. These winds will weaken heading towards this afternoon further into this evening. Down across the southern section of our state you can see the winds in the 30 mile perhour range toward alamosa, 44 mileperhour speeds in trinidad. Relative humidity values picking up here in denver. You can see theyre still in the teens toward salida and pueblo, 8 in trinidad where until 9 p. M. Tonight for most of eastern colorado and you can see its going to take a while b
Pikes peak had a gust of nearly 90, monarch gust seeing gusts nearly 70 most of the day. The flags at csu give you an indication how fierce those winds have been. In the fort collins area the winds have been clocked at about 60 Miles Per Hour. Those gusts contributed to a small fire next to i25 in fort collins this afternoon. Fire crews got it out but not until after the fire ate up several acres. [ wind blowing ] thanks to linda wren for shooting this video from inside her frederick home, you can see those fall colors trying to hang onto the trees, plenty of yard work in lindas future. This is a fire in aurora, a difficult one to fight considering the winds in the metro area. Flames burned through four townhouses. Everyone got out okay. Well have more on that fire in just a minute. Now to what has become an emergency situation in southern colorado, Nathan Lundberg was on a flight out of colorado a raging monster. In a few hours it destroyed more than 10,000 acres and tonight that numb
Our elections, that undermines democracy. Trumps claim on not conceding to clinton if he loses has been rejected by some fellow republicans. John mccain said he didnt like the outcome of the 2008 race but conceded defeat without reluctant. No ballot selfies. State law prohibits voters from showing their completed ballots to others. That includes posting a picture of a media. Colorado is one of many states that bans ballot selfyes. Its a selfies. Its a misdemeanor meant to guard against voter fraud. There are exceptions such as senior and people who need help and nonenglish speaking voters. Tonight the debate between republican congressman mike coffman and democratic challenger morgan carroll, the suburbs around denver to the north, east and south. That debate starts at 7 00 airing on channel 20 and well stream it on 9news. Com and the 9news mobile app. Iraqi and kurdish troops say theyve advanced more quickly than expected to take the isis stronghold of mosul. However, not all the news
The polls dont reflect the situation in swing states. Donald trump denied he is behind in the race despite the evidence but has Campaign Manager acknowledged it today. Trump in florida today, saying the election is rigged. He continued his criticisms of people in the country illegally. Hillary clinton in North Carolina pledging to create jobs and educational opportunities. Bernie sanders said about Hillary Clinton bad judgment. So she has bad instincts, bad judgment, you take a look at all of the harm and all of the things she has done, it is a mess. He looks and he doesnt see. He doesnt see the vibrance of black owned businesses and obama has called the beating part of the African American community. Hillary clinton heads to New Hampshire tomorrow and down to florida. Donald trump will stay in florida before heading on to North Carolina. Next on 9news at 10 00 p. M. First pumping. Chest bumping. Talking. High fiving. They are ready to be here. Ready to go. So are the people who do the