Colorado River Headwaters (COZ205) - Fire Weather Forecast

Intensifying Storm Moving Across the Plains; Heavy Rain in Florida; River Flooding in the Southwest

An intensifying storm system will move into the Plains today, bringing strong winds, locally heavy rain, and scattered severe thunderstorms with a risk of damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes. Heavy rainfall and isolated flash flooding will continue across eastern and southern Florida. Moderate to major river flooding will continue today across the Southwest and Four Corners Region. Read More >

COZ205-021100- COZ205-021100- Colorado River Headwaters- 1135 PM MST Sun Nov 1 2026 Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Colorado and Ern Utah National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 1135 PM MST Sun Nov 1 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... .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80%). Showers and isolated thunderstorms. Chc of lightning....20 percent. Min temperature.....27-37 F. Max humidity........89-100%. 20-foot winds.......Downslope/downvalley winds 3 to 6 mph. Localized gusts up to 35 mph decreasing to 25 mph after midnight. CWR.................100 percent. 15K Ft MSL Winds....Southwest 35 to 45 mph becoming west 25 to 35 mph after midnight. Mixing Height.......1500 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....Southwest 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80%). Showers until 1200. Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered showers after 1200. Chc of lightning....20 percent. Max temperature.....36-46 F. Min humidity........64-79%. 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....Northwest 20 to 25 mph. Mixing Height.......3000 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....Northwest 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .MONDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60%). Chc of lightning....0 percent. Min temperature.....23-33 F. Max humidity........82-97%. 20-foot winds.......Downslope/downvalley winds 3 to 6 mph. Localized gusts up to 25 mph in the evening. CWR.................30 percent. 15K Ft MSL Winds....North 20 to 25 mph. Mixing Height.......1500 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....North 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50%) until 1200, then mostly sunny (20-30%). Chc of lightning....0 percent. Max temperature.....41-51 F. Min humidity........47-57%. 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 15 to 20 mph. Mixing Height.......4000 ft AGL until 1600, then 1500 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....Northeast 5 mph until 1200, then west. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 22-32. Highs 41-51. Winds less than 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 24-34. Highs 41-51. Winds less than 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 22-32. Highs 41-51. Winds less than 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 22-32. Highs 40-50. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 21-31. Highs 45-55.