Colorado River Headwaters (COZ205) - Fire Weather Forecast

Inclement Weather in the Pacific Northwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southeast; Impending Winter Storm

An approaching storm will bring rain and high elevation snow to Pacific Northwest through the weekend. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Southeast today into this evening as a low strengthens over the Southeast. This system will form into a winter storm on Sunday that will bring heavy snow, high winds, and coastal flooding to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast into Monday. Read More >

COZ205-212300- COZ205-212300- Colorado River Headwaters- 1146 AM MST Sat Feb 21 2026 Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Colorado and Ern Utah National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 1146 AM MST Sat Feb 21 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 (20-30%). Patchy fog until 1200. Chc of lightning....0 percent. Max temperature.....25-35 F. Min humidity........34-44%. 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 25 to 35 mph. Mixing Height.......4000 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....West 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20%). Chc of lightning....0 percent. Min temperature.....9-19 F. Max humidity........56-66%. 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. Mixing Height.......2000 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....South 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30%) until 1200, then partly cloudy (30-40%). Chc of lightning....0 percent. Max temperature.....37-47 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....West 20 to 30 mph. Mixing Height.......3000 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....Southwest 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 13-23. Highs 40-50. Winds less than 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 19-29. Highs 41-51. Winds less than 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 28-38. Highs 38-48. West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 40 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 18-28. Highs 37-47. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers. Lows 19-29. Highs 41-51.