Colorado River Headwaters (COZ205) - Fire Weather Forecast

Active Spring Like Pattern Across the Country

A frontal boundary will slowly move eastward and clear most of the eastern seaboard by Sunday. Showers and thunderstorms, some severe, will accompany this front alongside the threat of heavy rainfall; These threats may linger along the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Meanwhile, record spring-like warmth is forecast, mainly east of the Mississippi River, this weekend into next week. Read More >

COZ205-072300- COZ205-072300- Colorado River Headwaters- 1210 AM MST Sat Mar 7 2026 Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Colorado and Ern Utah National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 1210 AM MST Sat Mar 7 2026 .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.........Mostly sunny (10-20%). Chc of lightning....0 percent. Max temperature.....33-43 F. Min humidity........29-39%. 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 10 to 15 mph. Mixing Height.......4500 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....Northeast 5 mph until 1200, then west. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10%). Chc of lightning....0 percent. Min temperature.....16-26 F. Max humidity........56-71%. 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....Northwest 15 to 20 mph. Mixing Height.......2000 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....Southwest 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10%). Chc of lightning....0 percent. Max temperature.....42-52 F. Min humidity........31-41%. 20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley winds 4 to 8 mph. Localized gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. 15K Ft MSL Winds....Northwest 15 to 20 mph. Mixing Height.......4000 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....Southwest 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 20-30. Highs 46-56. Winds less than 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 24-34. Highs 46-56. West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 45 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. Lows 20-30. Highs 40-50. West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 40 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 21-31. Highs 46-56. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 25-35. Highs 48-58.