Updated: 4:09 PM The mayor of Colorado Springs says a raging wildfire has destroyed an estimated 346 homes, making the blaze the most destructive in state history.

Updated: 11:04 AM The wind is picking up. As we head into the next holiday week, that's not the only thing that will be rising.

Posted: 7:14 PM Sunny skies and very warm for Thursday afternoon, as highs climb into the upper eighties. Typical afternoon westerlies with blow 10-15 mph... with wind gusts as high as 30 mph. Temps are pretty stable in the upper eighties and low nineties across the region heading into the weekend.

Updated: 5:36 PM Winds are pushing a raging Colorado Springs wildfire back toward where homes burned a night earlier, as crews fight to save the U.S. Air Force Academy and houses that had escaped damage.

Updated: 5:37 PM Heat and flames from a destructive wildfire threatening Colorado's second-largest city were too intense Wednesday morning for authorities to fully assess the damage it caused overnight.

Updated: 2:03 PM The wind picks up a bit today, but the temperature is going up to. Even more wind later in the forecast.

Posted: 7:08 PM Sunny skies and warming temps... as highs climb into the upper eighties on Wednesday afternoon. A gradual warming trend takes us into the low nineties Thursday and Friday. We could once again be looking at windy conditions on Saturday... and slightly cooler by Sunday.

Updated: 10:23 AM The wind is down today but so is the temperature. Both of those things change as we get latter in the week.

Posted: 10:14 PM Sunny and below average temps ahead for Tuesday... with highs in the upper seventies. We'll undergo a gradual warming trend through the end of the week... with highs topping out in the low 90's by Friday.

Updated: 9:06 AM Flames forced thousands of Colorado residents from their homes over the weekend and disrupted vacation plans for countless visitors as smoke shrouded some of the state's top tourist destinations, including majestic Pike's Peak and tranquil Estes Park.

Updated: 9:53 AM Another Red Flag Warning for high fire danger today. Temperatures take a dip before we see more summer like highs later in the forecast.

Posted: 5:24 PM Red flag warning and windy for Monday.

Posted: 10:22 PM Still breezy Sunday but a little warmer.

Posted: 5:35 PM Sunday a little warmer but still breezy.

Updated: 8:21 AM Residents of about 250 homes in northern Utah were being evacuated Friday after high winds kicked up a fire started by target shooters.

Posted: 8:05 AM The temperature is going down but the wind is staying up. A few spots could even see a little bit of rain as we head into the weekend.

Posted: 7:51 PM Partly cloudy and windy on Thursday with highs in the upper seventies and low eighties. We'll be even cooler and breezy heading into the weekend on Saturday.

Updated: 2:38 PM More wind equals more fire danger. The temperature starts to go down into the weekend, but the wind stays up.

Posted: 8:54 PM Sunny, hot and windy on Thursday afternoon. A Red Flag Fire Warning has been posted for much of Nevada. Strong winds along with very low relative humidity will create dangerous fire conditions.

Updated: 9:14 AM Today is the first day of Summer so it is fitting that it will be hot! Wind isn't in the cards for today, but we will see plenty of it later in the week.

Posted: 9:49 PM Sunny and hot as Summer arrives on Wednesday afternoon. Expect to see strong winds return on Friday.

Updated: 8:38 AM Crews fighting a 10,000-acre wildfire north of Ely say they've got 15 percent containment on the blaze.

Updated: 8:39 AM Summer hasn't even started yet, and fires are already raging across the west.

Updated: 4:29 PM A bit of a cool down for the last day of spring. Wind and fire danger make a return soon.

Posted: 6:55 PM Mainly sunny, but cooler on Tuesday with highs in the low eighties. Summer arrives on Wednesday... and highs jump back into the mid nineties. And windy conditions are back in the forecast for Friday.