Xcel to cut power for 50,000 customers along the Front Range today due to forecasted high winds. We've had a very dry fall. Conditions are similar to 2021-12-30 when 1000 homes burned. weather 
Compare Wind and Fire 2021-12-30
NLR Flatirons Campus 2025-12-17T19:00-0700 today winds were above 65mph. source 
Windy again on 2025-12-19.