Critical fire weather conditions are forecast to last through the weekend. A Red Flag Fire Warning remains in effect.
Strong winds and low humidity will once again combine to make conditions favorable for the rapid ignition and growth of wildfire.
No open burning is allowed.
Salida and Buena Vista can expect a high of 73. Look for an overnight low of 43. The San Luis Valley will see a high of 61, a low of 35. Leadville and Fairplay will warm up to 51 with a low of 29.
Danny “Dan R” Ridenour has been in radio and television broadcasting for 42 years, starting as a senior in high school at KAMO in Rogers, Arkansas.
Dan attended Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas from 1978-82 (where he picked up the name Dan R after his fraternity brothers couldn’t pronounce his last name), majoring in Radio/Television. Dan lived in Jonesboro for 10 years working in radio and then was a TV weatherman for ABC affiliate KAIT Channel 8.
Television was a little boring when compared to radio, so Dan returned to hosting radio morning shows in Nashville, Memphis, Oklahoma, and then eventually, Colorado.
Dan enjoys being involved in the community, having been an member of the Upper Arkansas Service Club and is currently on the board of directors for the Salida Community Center and is a member of the Chaffee County Fair Committee.
Dan and his wife Carrie spend their days doing everything the mountains have to offer: hiking, camping, fishing and skiing. They raised 3 children together and have 2 grandchildren.