Colorado River Headwaters (COZ205) - Fire Weather Forecast

Weather Impacts for the Pacific Northwest This Week; Watching the Eastern U.S.

A series of Pacific fronts will bring periods of moderate rain, higher elevation snow, and gusty winds to the Pacific Northwest through this week. A more widespread precipitation event looks likely this weekend. In the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast U.S. a storm may bring gusty winds, low elevation rain, and high elevation wet snow Thursday into Saturday. Read More >

COZ205-102300- COZ205-102300- Colorado River Headwaters- 1136 AM MST Tue Nov 10 2026 Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Colorado and Ern Utah National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 1136 AM MST Tue Nov 10 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%) until 1200, then mostly cloudy (60-70%). Chc of lightning....0 percent. Max temperature.....45-55 F. Min humidity........36-46%. 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 20 to 25 mph. Mixing Height.......4000 ft AGL until 1700, then 1500 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....Northwest 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40%) until 2400, then clear (0-10%). Chc of lightning....0 percent. Min temperature.....25-35 F. Max humidity........64-79%. 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 20 to 25 mph. Mixing Height.......1000 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....North 5 mph until 2400, then east. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .VETERANS DAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10%). Chc of lightning....0 percent. Max temperature.....48-58 F. Min humidity........30-40%. 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 20 to 25 mph. Mixing Height.......3000 ft AGL until 1700, then 500 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....Northeast 5 mph until 1200, then northwest. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 26-36. Highs 49-59. Winds less than 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 27-37. Highs 47-57. Winds less than 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 27-37. Highs 41-51. Winds less than 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 25-35. Highs 40-50. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 24-34. Highs 44-54.