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Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

...Travel across southwest Colorado and parts of southeast Utah may become extremely difficult. Have an alternate travel plan in mind and use caution while driving...

For the latest Road Reports in Colorado or Utah, dial 511 or visit https://www.cotrip.org for reports in Colorado or https://www.udot.utah.gov for reports in Utah. Phone numbers for road reports in additional states can be found here: https://www.weather.gov/gjt/road_conditions.

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