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Hazardous Spring Weather Shifts to the Eastern and Northwest U.S. Wednesday

Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms are expected Wednesday from the ArkLaTex and Lower Mississippi Valley northeastward through the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic. Thunderstorms may produce heavy to excessive rain that could pose a flooding threat from east Texas into Upstate New York. A moderate atmospheric river will bring heavy snow and high winds to the Northwest U.S. Read More >

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Colorado River Headwaters-
106 PM MDT Tue Mar 10 2026

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Colorado and Ern Utah
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
105 PM MDT Tue Mar 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...


.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60%). Isolated showers until 
                    2400. 
Chc of lightning....0 percent. 
Min temperature.....20-30 F. 
Max humidity........55-70%. 
20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 45 mph in 
                    the evening becoming downslope/downvalley 3 to 
                    6 mph by sunset. 
CWR.................10 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....West 35 to 45 mph increasing to 45 to 55 mph 
                    after midnight. 
Mixing Height.......7000 ft AGL until 1900, then 3000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....West 10 to 15 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good until 2100, then poor. 

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30%). 
Chc of lightning....0 percent. 
Max temperature.....38-48 F. 
Min humidity........23-33%. 
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 40 to 50 mph decreasing to 35 to 45 
                    mph in the afternoon. 
Mixing Height.......6000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....West 5 to 10 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Good after 1200. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20%). 
Chc of lightning....0 percent. 
Min temperature.....22-32 F. 
Max humidity........54-64%. 
20-foot winds.......Downslope/downvalley winds 3 to 6 mph. 
                    Localized gusts up to 30 mph in the evening. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....Northwest 35 to 45 mph. 
Mixing Height.......5000 ft AGL until 1900, then 2500 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....Southwest 5 to 10 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30%) until 1200, then partly 
                    cloudy (40-50%). 
Chc of lightning....0 percent. 
Max temperature.....45-55 F. 
Min humidity........27-37%. 
20-foot winds.......Downslope/downvalley winds 4 to 8 mph becoming 
                    west 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 40 mph in the 
                    afternoon. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....Northwest 40 to 50 mph. 
Mixing Height.......3000 ft AGL until 1100, then 7500 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph until 1200, then west 20 
                    to 25 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Very good after 1200. 

.FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 26-36. Highs 48-58. West winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts to  40 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 28-38. Highs 51-61. West winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts to  45 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 26-36.
Highs 39-49. West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to  45 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. Lows 23-33. Highs
44-54. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 28-38. Highs 54-64.