Colorado River Headwaters (COZ205) - Fire Weather Forecast

Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

COZ205-241100- COZ205-241100- Colorado River Headwaters- 229 PM MST Fri Jan 23 2026 Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Colorado and Ern Utah National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 229 PM MST Fri Jan 23 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... .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90%). Snow showers until 2400, then numerous snow showers. Chc of lightning....0 percent. Min temperature.....14-24 F. Max humidity........83-98%. 20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley 4 to 8 mph becoming downslope/downvalley 3 to 6 mph by sunset. CWR.................80 percent. 15K Ft MSL Winds....West 20 to 30 mph. Mixing Height.......2500 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....Northwest 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80%) until 1200, then partly cloudy (50-60%). Numerous snow showers until 1200, then scattered snow showers. Chc of lightning....0 percent. Max temperature.....22-32 F. Min humidity........41-51%. 20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley winds 4 to 8 mph. Localized gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. CWR.................60 percent. 15K Ft MSL Winds....West 15 to 20 mph. Mixing Height.......4000 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....Northwest 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .SATURDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40%). Chc of lightning....0 percent. Min temperature.....2 below-8 above F. Max humidity........62-77%. 20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley 4 to 8 mph becoming downslope/downvalley 3 to 6 mph by sunset. CWR.................10 percent. 15K Ft MSL Winds....Northwest 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph after midnight. Mixing Height.......2000 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....West 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50%). Patchy blowing snow after 1200. Scattered snow showers after 1200. Chc of lightning....0 percent. Max temperature.....14-24 F. Min humidity........41-51%. 20-foot winds.......Downslope/downvalley winds 4 to 8 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 35 mph in the afternoon. CWR.................10 percent. 15K Ft MSL Winds....Northwest 30 to 40 mph. Mixing Height.......2500 ft AGL until 1000, then 5500 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....West 10 to 15 mph until 1200, then 20 to 25 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Very good after 1200. .FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing snow. Lows 7 below-3. Highs 21-31. Winds less than 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 3 above-13. Highs 26-36. Winds less than 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 4 above-14. Highs 30-40. Winds less than 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 10 above-20. Highs 31-41. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 11-21. Highs 30-40.