mark russell is in walden colorado. there is a big t on it. another great shot this is looking at georgia pass from the pike national forest. she called this glorious gold. future cast, clear skies developing overnight statewide and during the afternoon. if you want sunshine, you will have it all over the place tomorrow. 20s and 30s up there

mark russell is in walden colorado. there is a big t on it. another great shot this is looking at georgia pass from the pike national forest. she called this glorious gold. future cast, clear skies developing overnight statewide and during the afternoon. if you want sunshine, you will have it all over the place tomorrow. 20s and 30s up there and mostly 40s down low and a lot of rain in the west. like frisco. a little breezy at 30. 39 at the airport and mostly sunny and tomorrow still mid-to upper 60s. and then that little warming trend starts monday with 76 and sunshine. the 80s will come back with isolated thunderstorms. that doesn't last long as we into the 70s. mostly sunny. a little bump on thursday, but other than that, it's going to be smooth sailing. >> it's going to be a lot warmer than that out house. >> it's awe fully cold in there. >> thank you for watching cbs 4 news. sports is next and we'll see you >> just 1 day. just 1 day. >> was that 1 day fun? >> you know what, go ahead. enjoy this win. welcome to mazda sports center. after s

.>> absolutely, 43 downtown but although and 37 out at the airport and 19 for walden colorado, so there is wind, a lot of color on the map indicating gusty winds mostly in western colorado and a few pockets on the eastern plains which will stick with us an increase is going to the day tomorrow due to a weather change it is nice out, a beautiful afternoon with 70s elevations upper 60s, places like grand junction a little warm with 86 in the metro area. most of us made it into the low 80s and were hanging there right now and we will do a quick drop once we get into the six and we will do a quick drop once we get into the 6 pm hour and the sun angle gets lower and lower. 79 from bob over in glenwood springs and he said it was 85 at his place today, this is what we are worried about, the low humidity and warm temps, also very dry out in northwestern colorado and parts of the north central part of the state. we're going to be talking high fire danger tom as he rolled to the day sunday. those red flag warnings on the map take affect tomorrow at noon through sunset sunday. we're talking about

walden. it's the biggest fire in colorado and continues to grow. it is now more than 37,000 acres. it is 60% contained, though. months. we have this graph here that shows the sheer size of this one. it started aboot 11 weeks ago. it's expected to continue to grow. this is the one that fire officials believe they really won't have contained until probably mid october. >>> today, a boulder judge will begin deciding on whether or not the city should be all tax sugary drinks. right now, the tax is set to go on boulder's november ballot. this is something that drink makers don't want to see happen so they're appealing the decision to allow it on the bool -- ballot. lawyers say the group that got the issue on the ballot didn't word the petition correctly and, thereforr, it's invalid. if the judge sides with the city, voters would then decide whether or not to put a two cents per tax on soda distributors. >>> here is a way to wake up in the morning. drink some coffee infused with soon off. in boulder county will native jack is a cold brew infused with cannabis oil. the owner says it helps

walden. this is the biggest fire in colorado and it keeps growing. it's now more than 37,000 acres, but it's holding at 60% containment. this graphic slows how the fire -- shows how the fire has grown. it is expected to continue burning until the middle or even end of october. >>> much cooler today and that may help the firefighters. katie is here with our first alert forecast. >> a lot cloudier and cooler conditions. a cold front is making its through the state, cooling things down after a really hot database day weekend -- labor day weekend. a lot of moisture streaming in from the southwest. highs today slightly different story across the western slope and mountains. grand junction at 87. 75 in aspen as well as gunnison. eagle potentially getting up to the low 80s by this afternoon, and a lot cooler across the plains. so that is why we'll see these of the afternoon into the evening for places like the western slope, the high country and mountain valley. we'll continue to see gusty winds, low humidity and that has the potential for sparking new fire

walden. more than 37,000 acres have burned. it is 60% contain. investigators are still trying to figure out how it started. >>> i met meteorologist stacy donaldson. we still have fire danger in parts of colorado just to the west of fort collins. this red flag warning in effect for a couple more hours. things are definitely changing here across the front range and all of colorado takes to a cold front pushing through. wind still gusty but humidity levels have gone up which helps up into the area. so we are keeping a close eye on this but as i mentioned the good news is temperatures are dropping. especially denver in the 70s after 90s yesterday afternoon. we still have moisture coming through the southeastern part of the state. stronger thunderstorms here is the pablo. we are expecting more thunderstorm activity for the eastern half of our estate into tonnght. severe thunderstorm warning has been issued here from the one storm cell. a couple of severe thunderstorm warnings for the next couple of hours and we will keep a close eye on it . 54 degrees is our overnight low tonight. i will have what changes coming on a. >>> a body is found in now the picnic county sheriff's office is trying to find

walden. mark russell, our weather watcher up there this morning, stan, has 33 degrees this morning. >> that is chilly. all right, dave. next on colorado's news channel, what most americans think about pharmacies selling tobacco. plus, a new studien indicates that coffee craving spray a genetic basis. you're are going to want to hear this to say if you're one >>> the united nations health agency wraps up it's meetings on secaucus. the virus remains a global health -- zika, the virus remains a global health crisis. so much about the mosquito borne disease remains unknown, including the complications it can cause. currently 72 countries and territories are affected by zika. patients operated on at night, a new study, says are twice as likely to die as those regular business hours. doctors examined surgical data gathered over a five-year period, and found even people who had surgeries late if the day had a higher mortality risk. and 2/3 of americans say pharmacies should not sell tobacco, and half of smokers agree with them. tobacco free policies can improve health even two cups of coffee a day is the norm. but do you ever wonder why you mi

colorado-wyoming border. it has grown to 615 acres. the lightning sparked fire started three weeks ago. >>> this is beaver creek fire near walden. and is now 60% contained and has burned 30,000 acres since mid-june. no word on what caused it. >>> sad news from the denver zoo. elephant dolly was put down after being in hospice care for declining health. she was brought to the zoo in 1986 but it's unclear how old she is because she was brought from the wild. zoo officials believe she was life expectancy. >>> labor day weekend is upon us and it's pretty busy downtown. more than 500,000 people are expected to make it to civic park to get a taste of colorado. taste of colorado has been a staple for the past 33 years but this year, there is something new for visitors including a beer garden to enjoy. >>>>reporter: -- >> coloradoans love beer. -?it's a great nod to >> can't go wrong with that. taste of colorado will be open from 10:30 am to 10 pm and labor day tomorrow from 10:30 am to 8 pm. >>> if you don't make it to the taste of colorado, check out the hot air balloons. the event has been around for 40 years in colorado springs. thi