2025-12-20T00:00:00-07:00
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR IN AND IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE FOOTHILLS, BETWEEN 5500 AND 9000 FEET, FOR BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES ON FRIDAY... Strong west winds of 30-40 mph with gusts as high as 85 mph in the foothills of Boulder and northern Jefferson Counties will continue until early evening. Relative humidity values had dropped into the upper single digits and lower teens. Thus, the Particularly Dangerous Situation will remain in place til around 5-6 pm, with only a slow improvement thereafter as winds slowly weaken. Red Flag conditions, however, will persist through the rest of the evening as we remain in a near record warm, dry, and windy airmass along the Front Range through midnight. In fact, strong, gusty winds will persist through much of the night with only a slow improvement in humidity values. Thus, near critical Red Flag conditions will occur into early Saturday morning. While most of the Denver metro area has seen lighter winds prevail most of the day, a period of strong, gusty winds is expected to develop this evening and likely last past midnight, producing Red Flag conditions there. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 238, 240, 241, 242 and 243. * TIMING...Until midnight MST tonight. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire.
Summary
Total streamflow across the
Juniata River
was last observed at
1,202
cfs, and is expected to yield approximately
2,384
acre-ft of water today; about 12%
of normal.
River levels are low and may signify a drought.
Average streamflow for this time of year is
10,311 cfs,
with recent peaks last observed
on
2024-04-04 when daily discharge volume was observed at
171,300 cfs.
Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the
Juniata River At Newport
reporting a streamflow rate of 1,050 cfs.
This is also the highest stage along the Juniata River, with a gauge stage of
3.74 ft at this location.
This river is monitored from 4 different streamgauging stations along the Juniata River, the highest being situated at an altitude of 602 ft, the
Juniata River At Huntingdon.
River Details
| Last Updated | 2025-12-19 |
| Discharge Volume | 2,384 ACRE-FT |
| Streamflow |
1,202.0 cfs
None cfs (None%) |
| Percent of Normal | 11.66% |
| Maximum |
171,300.0 cfs
2024-04-04 |
| Seasonal Avg | 10,311 cfs |
River Streamflow Levels
| Streamgauge | Streamflow | Gauge Stage | 24hr Change (%) | % Normal | Minimum (cfs) | Maximum (cfs) | Air Temp | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Juniata River At Huntingdon
USGS 01559000 |
312 cfs | 1.44 ft | -13.09 | |||||
|
Juniata River At Mapleton Depot
USGS 01563500 |
890 cfs | 2.94 ft | 1.6 | |||||
|
Juniata River At Lewistown
USGS 01564895 |
762 cfs | 3.48 ft | 1.87 | |||||
|
Juniata River At Newport
USGS 01567000 |
1050 cfs | 3.74 ft | -2.78 |
Seasonal Discharge Comparison
Maximum Streamflow Discharge
Streamflow Elevation Profile
The Juniata River is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately 104 miles (167 km) long, in central Pennsylvania in the United States. The river is considered scenic along much of its route, having a broad and shallow course passing through several mountain ridges and steeply-lined water gaps. It formed an early 18th-century frontier region in Pennsylvania and was the site of Native American attacks against white settlements during the French and Indian War. The watershed of the river encompasses an area of approximately 3,400 square miles (8,800 km2), approximately one-eighth of the drainage area of the Susquehanna. Approximately two-thirds of the watershed is forested. It is the second largest tributary of the Susquehanna after the West Branch Susquehanna.