Colorado River Headwaters (COZ205) - Fire Weather Forecast

Hazardous Weather Impacts on the East and West Coasts

A cold front will continue to progress eastward today and Friday across the Eastern Seaboard with showers and thunderstorms bringing isolated heavy rainfall, gusty to damaging winds, and a possible tornado. A series of Pacific storms will begin to push into the Pacific Northwest today with impacts from heavy rain and snow continuing through the middle of next week. Read More >

COZ205-052300- COZ205-052300- Colorado River Headwaters- 1136 AM MST Thu Nov 5 2026 Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Colorado and Ern Utah National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 1136 AM MST Thu Nov 5 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.........Partly cloudy (40-50%). Patchy fog until 1200. Chc of lightning....0 percent. Max temperature.....43-53 F. Min humidity........45-55%. 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....Northeast 10 to 15 mph shifting to the south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Mixing Height.......3500 ft AGL until 1700, then 1000 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....East 5 mph until 1200, then southwest. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70%). Chc of lightning....0 percent. Min temperature.....25-35 F. Max humidity........71-86%. 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....Southwest 15 to 20 mph. Mixing Height.......500 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....South 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80%) until 1200, then partly cloudy (40-50%). Isolated showers after 1200. Chc of lightning....0 percent. Max temperature.....41-51 F. Min humidity........45-55%. 20-foot winds.......Downslope/downvalley 3 to 6 mph becoming upslope/upvalley 4 to 8 mph by 1100. CWR.................10 percent. 15K Ft MSL Winds....Southwest 15 to 20 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Mixing Height.......4500 ft AGL until 1700, then 1000 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....West 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Clear. Isolated showers. Lows 24-34. Highs 43-53. Winds less than 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 26-36. Highs 47-57. Winds less than 15 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 27-37. Highs 49-59. Winds less than 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 28-38. Highs 48-58. .VETERANS DAY...Mostly clear. Lows 27-37. Highs 46-56.