Colorado River Headwaters (COZ205) - Fire Weather Forecast

Precipitation in the Pacific Northwest into the Northern Rockies; Bering Sea Storm in Alaska

A Pacific storm will bring rain and high elevation snow from the Pacific Northwest into the Northern Rockies. A series of storms are expected to move through the Bering Sea bringing strong winds, heavy precipitation, and elevated water levels from the West Coast to northern Alaska. Read More >

COZ205-262200- COZ205-262200- Colorado River Headwaters- 1235 AM MDT Mon Oct 26 2026 Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Colorado and Ern Utah National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 1235 AM MDT Mon Oct 26 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%). Patchy fog until 1200. Chc of lightning....0 percent. Max temperature.....42-52 F. Min humidity........45-55%. 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....West 20 to 25 mph. Mixing Height.......4000 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........70-85%. 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....West 20 to 30 mph increasing to southwest 30 to 40 mph after midnight. Mixing Height.......1000 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....South 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20%). Chc of lightning....0 percent. Max temperature.....47-57 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....West 30 to 40 mph. Mixing Height.......5000 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....Southwest 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Good after 1200. .FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 27-37. Highs 48-58. Winds less than 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 27-37. Highs 50-60. Winds less than 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 30-40. Highs 49-59. Winds less than 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 31-41. Highs 45-55. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 30-40. Highs 43-53.