Colorado River Headwaters (COZ205) - Fire Weather Forecast

Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain Across the Central US; Wintry Mix in the Northern Plains and Northeast

Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding are possible across the central U.S. through Saturday. Large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes are all possible. There is an increased threat for wildfire development in the southern to central High Plains. A wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain are forecast across portions of the northern Plains and central New England into early Friday morning. Read More >

COZ205-062300- COZ205-062300- Colorado River Headwaters- 1205 AM MST Fri Mar 6 2026 Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Colorado and Ern Utah National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 1205 AM MST Fri Mar 6 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 cloudy (80-90%). Snow showers and isolated thunderstorms. Patchy blowing snow after 1200. Chc of lightning....20 percent. Max temperature.....28-38 F. Min humidity........56-71%. 20-foot winds.......Downslope/downvalley 3 to 6 mph becoming upslope/upvalley 4 to 8 mph by 1100. CWR.................90 percent. 15K Ft MSL Winds....East 5 to 10 mph increasing to north 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Mixing Height.......4000 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....North 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Fair after 1200. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70%) until 2400, then partly cloudy (40-50%). Patchy blowing snow until 2400. Scattered snow showers. Chc of lightning....0 percent. Min temperature.....10-20 F. Max humidity........75-90%. 20-foot winds.......Downslope/downvalley winds 3 to 6 mph. Localized gusts up to 25 mph in the evening. CWR.................40 percent. 15K Ft MSL Winds....North 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Mixing Height.......2500 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....Northeast 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20%). Chc of lightning....0 percent. Max temperature.....34-44 F. Min humidity........31-41%. 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.......5500 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....Northeast 5 mph until 1200, then west. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 13-23. Highs 40-50. Winds less than 15 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 19-29. Highs 46-56. Winds less than 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers. Lows 24-34. Highs 47-57. West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 45 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers. Lows 23-33. Highs 45-55. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 24-34. Highs 48-58.