Thousands are without power in Colorado as areas of the state face high winds and red flag warnings. On Thursday, Dec. 18, the eastern part of Colorado could see winds of 50 to 65 mph throughout the day, and up to 85 mph in the Front Range Mountains and foothills later at night, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder.

Winds were over 100 mph in places for the foothills and high country, now colder air will move in for Thursday

The National Weather Service issued a rare "Particularly Dangerous Situation" Fire Weather Warning for the Boulder area and northern Jefferson County foothills.

Xcel Energy officials cut down the number of Front Range customers who may lose power during a wind storm on Wednesday from half a million to 52,000, according to a news release sent Tuesday

Colorado is heading into another stretch of dry, unusually warm weather — and while conditions aren't extreme, fire danger will stay elevated at times, especially along the foothills.

Dangerous winds in Colorado prompt a Red Flag Warning as forecasters, informed by lessons from past wildfires, stress heightened vigilance and preparedness.

Weather conditions similar to the Marshall Fire are in Colorado on Wednesday, but the Pinpoint Weather team said there are some key differences between Colorado’s most destructive wildfire

Xcel Energy shut off power to thousands of people pre-emptively due to dangerous wind and fire conditions. Thousands of customers remained without power on Thursday.