Colorado River Headwaters (COZ205) - Fire Weather Forecast

Areas of Hazardous Weather This Weekend

A series of cold fronts from North Pacific storms will bring periods of gusty winds, low elevation rainfall, and high elevation snow to the Pacific Northwest this weekend into next week. Heavy to excessive rainfall may produce areas of flooding over southern Texas this weekend. Read More >

COZ205-072300- COZ205-072300- Colorado River Headwaters- 1136 AM MST Sat Nov 7 2026 Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Colorado and Ern Utah National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 1136 AM MST Sat Nov 7 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 sunny (20-30%). Chc of lightning....0 percent. Max temperature.....44-54 F. Min humidity........37-47%. 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....North 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Mixing Height.......2000 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....Northeast 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........61-76%. 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....North 5 to 10 mph. Mixing Height.......500 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....East 5 mph until 2400, then southeast. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10%). Chc of lightning....0 percent. Max temperature.....49-59 F. Min humidity........32-42%. 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.......2500 ft AGL until 1700, then 500 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....Southwest 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 27-37. Highs 49-59. Winds less than 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 28-38. Highs 46-56. Winds less than 15 mph. .VETERANS DAY...Mostly clear. Lows 25-35. Highs 45-55. Winds less than 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 26-36. Highs 48-58. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 28-38. Highs 48-58.