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Here are the top wind gusts around Colorado from Jan. 15-16, 2026

Wind gusts are kicking up across the state, especially in northeast Colorado. We're tracking the strongest gusts recorded by the National Weather Service.

It will be a chilly and windy afternoon, with wind gusts near 65 mph across the Eastern Plains. Temperatures near 40 degrees in Denver Friday and Saturday.

High fire danger across all of northeastern Colorado

By: Stephanie Butzer

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As a cold front continues to race over Colorado, wind gusts are kicking up across the state, especially in northeastern Colorado.

Denver7 is tracking the strongest gusts recorded by the National Weather Service in the list below.

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A red flag warning went into effect for much of northeastern Colorado on Friday morning and will stay in place through the evening, with wind gusts near 70 mph. A high wind warning is in effect until 5 p.m. Friday for parts of northeastern Colorado. In response, Xcel Energy has enacted its planned power outages, which is currently impacting about 9,000 customers in northern Colorado.

The cooler air will stick around for the start of the weekend before temperatures jump back up to the 50s on Sunday.