Colorado River Headwaters (COZ205) - Fire Weather Forecast

Inclement Weather in the Pacific Northwest; Heavy Rain and Thunderstorms in Southern Texas

A series of cold fronts will continue to bring periods of gusty winds, low elevation rainfall, and high elevation snow to the Pacific Northwest this week. Heavy to excessive rainfall may produce areas of flooding over southern Texas through Monday morning. Additionally, strong to locally severe thunderstorms may produce isolated damaging winds and maybe a brief tornado across parts of south Texas. Read More >

COZ205-082300- COZ205-082300- Colorado River Headwaters- 1136 AM MST Sun Nov 8 2026 Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Colorado and Ern Utah National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 1136 AM MST Sun Nov 8 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.....49-59 F. Min humidity........35-45%. 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.......2000 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....Southwest 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20%). Chc of lightning....0 percent. Min temperature.....27-37 F. Max humidity........61-76%. 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 10 to 15 mph. Mixing Height.......500 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....South 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30%). Chc of lightning....0 percent. Max temperature.....50-60 F. Min humidity........33-43%. 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 becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Mixing Height.......2500 ft AGL until 1700, then 500 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....Southeast 5 mph until 1200, then west. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 27-37. Highs 47-57. Winds less than 15 mph. .VETERANS DAY...Clear. Lows 26-36. Highs 46-56. Winds less than 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 27-37. Highs 48-58. Winds less than 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 28-38. Highs 48-58. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 27-37. Highs 46-56.