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COZ205-312330-
Colorado River Headwaters-
130 AM MDT Tue Mar 31 2026

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Colorado and Ern Utah
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
130 AM MDT Tue Mar 31 2026

.DISCUSSION...Moisture will increase across the region today
through the coming week with cooler temperatures and increasing
precipitation chances as the pattern shifts from hot, dry and
windy to cooler and unsettled. Valley rain and mountain snow are
likely this evening through Wednesday and again late Thursday 
into Friday as a series of systems move across the area. Critical
fire weather conditions are not expected the rest of this week.

...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.........Mostly cloudy (70-80%). Scattered showers. 
                    Isolated thunderstorms after 1200. 
Chc of lightning....20 percent. 
Max temperature.....53-63 F. 
Min humidity........23-33%. 
20-foot winds.......Downslope/downvalley winds 4 to 8 mph becoming 
                    southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. 
                    Localized gusts up to 45 mph. 
CWR.................40 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....Southwest 20 to 30 mph increasing to 25 to 35 
                    mph in the afternoon. 
Mixing Height.......2500 ft AGL until 1000, then 6000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph until 1200, then 20 to 
                    25 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900, then good until 1200, then 
                    excellent until 1500, then very good. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80%). Showers and isolated 
                    thunderstorms. 
Chc of lightning....20 percent. 
Min temperature.....30-40 F. 
Max humidity........80-95%. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 35 
                    mph in the evening becoming 
                    downslope/downvalley 3 to 6 mph by sunset. 
CWR.................100 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....Southwest 35 to 45 mph. 
Mixing Height.......4500 ft AGL until 2000, then 2500 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair until 2100, then poor. 

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy (80-90%). Showers and isolated 
                    thunderstorms. 
Chc of lightning....20 percent. 
Max temperature.....42-52 F. 
Min humidity........56-71%. 
20-foot winds.......Downslope/downvalley winds 4 to 8 mph becoming 
                    west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Localized 
                    gusts up to 30 mph. 
CWR.................100 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....Southwest 30 to 40 mph becoming west 20 to 30 
                    mph in the afternoon. 
Mixing Height.......5000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....West 5 to 10 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 

.FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Lows 26-36. Highs 46-56. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph with gusts to  50 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Lows 20-30. Highs 33-43. West winds 10 to 20 mph
with gusts to  50 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 15-25. Highs
40-50. Winds less than 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 19-29. Highs 47-57. 
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers. Lows 23-33. Highs
51-61.