Critical Fire Weather This Weekend, Open Burning Prohibited For Many

DENVER (CBS4) – The first weekend in March should bring snow, but this year, it will bring critical fire weather to the foothills and eastern plains.
Unusually warm temperatures and strong gusty wind out ahead of a new storm system will combine with extremely dry air to create potentially explosive behavior should a fire start.A Red Flag Warning will be in effect Saturday afternoon for the foothills west and south of Denver, as well as the southeast plains. It will likely be reissued for S