Colorado River Headwaters (COZ205) - Fire Weather Forecast

Arctic Air for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic; Increase Moisture for Pacific Northwest; Active Pattern for Hawaii

An arctic cold front will impact the Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Snow showers and squalls will accompany this system with increasing winds and falling temperatures. Damaging wind gusts may result in tree damage and power outages. Meanwhile, moisture returns for the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii this weekend with both coverage and intensity of rainfall and higher elevation snows. Read More >

COZ205-071100- COZ205-071100- Colorado River Headwaters- 233 PM MST Fri Feb 6 2026 Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Colorado and Ern Utah National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 233 PM MST Fri Feb 6 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 (30-40%). Chc of lightning....0 percent. Min temperature.....23-33 F. Max humidity........57-67%. 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....Southwest 20 to 25 mph increasing to west 20 to 30 mph after midnight. Mixing Height.......2000 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....Southwest 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40%) until 1200, then mostly sunny (20-30%). Chc of lightning....0 percent. Max temperature.....41-51 F. Min humidity........29-39%. 20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley winds 4 to 8 mph. Localized gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. 15K Ft MSL Winds....West 20 to 25 mph. Mixing Height.......5000 ft AGL until 1700, then 2500 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....West 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1200, then fair until 1500, then poor. .SATURDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20%). Chc of lightning....0 percent. Min temperature.....22-32 F. Max humidity........63-78%. 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 15 to 20 mph. Mixing Height.......2000 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....Southwest 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20%). Chc of lightning....0 percent. Max temperature.....42-52 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 10 to 15 mph. Mixing Height.......3500 ft AGL until 1700, then 1500 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....West 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 20-30. Highs 42-52. Winds less than 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered snow showers. Lows 23-33. Highs 36-46. Winds less than 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Numerous snow showers. Lows 23-33. Highs 34-44. Winds less than 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered snow showers. Lows 20-30. Highs 33-43. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered snow showers. Lows 15-25. Highs 33-43.