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Tracking Weekend Storm System with Multiple Weather Hazards

A storm shifting from the Four Corners states across the Southeast U.S. this weekend will bring areas of heavy mountain snow, gusty winds and dry conditions resulting in critical fire weather, and heavy showers and thunderstorms. Read More >

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Colorado River Headwaters-
310 AM MDT Sun Mar 9 2025

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Colorado and Ern Utah
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
310 AM MDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.DISCUSSION...
This is an automatically generated forecast with no discussion. 
The normal Fire Weather Forecast will resume in its entirety in 
the spring.


...GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR ANY SHOWERS
OR THUNDERSTORMS...
...THE SMOKE DATA IS CALCULATED FROM AN AVERAGE AT 6000 FEET MSL...


.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10%). 
Chance of thunder...0 percent. 
Max temperature.....42-52 F. 
Min humidity........26-36%. 
20-foot winds.......Downslope/downvalley 3 to 6 mph becoming 
                    upslope/upvalley 4 to 8 mph by 1100.
CWR.................0 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....Northwest 15 to 20 mph. 
Mixing Height.......3500 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....South 5 mph until 1200, then west. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10%). 
Chance of thunder...0 percent. 
Min temperature.....19-29 F. 
Max humidity........53-63%. 
20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley 4 to 8 mph becoming 
                    downslope/downvalley 3 to 6 mph by sunset.
CWR.................0 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....West 20 to 30 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph 
                    after midnight. 
Mixing Height.......2500 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....Southwest 5 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 

.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10%). 
Chance of thunder...0 percent. 
Max temperature.....44-54 F. 
Min humidity........19-29%. 
20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley winds 4 to 8 mph. Localized 
                    gusts up to 20 mph increasing to 30 mph in the 
                    afternoon. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....West 30 to 40 mph. 
Mixing Height.......4500 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....Southwest 5 to 10 mph until 1200, then west 15 
                    to 20 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Fair after 1200. 

.FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 20-30. Highs 43-53. Southwest
winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to  30 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 20-30. Highs 41-51. Winds less
than 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 24-34. Highs 40-50. Southwest
winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to  40 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Colder. Patchy blowing snow. Snow showers. Lows 19-29.
Highs 25-35. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow. Scattered snow
showers. Lows 10 above-20. Highs 26-36.