Colorado River Headwaters (COZ205) - Fire Weather Forecast

Weather Impacts for the Pacific Northwest This Week; Watching the Northeast U.S.

A series of Pacific fronts will bring periods of moderate rain, higher elevation snow, and gusty winds to the Pacific Northwest through this week. A more widespread precipitation event looks likely this weekend. In the Northeast U.S. a storm may bring gusty winds, low elevation rain, and high elevation snow Friday into this coming weekend. Read More >

COZ205-092300- COZ205-092300- Colorado River Headwaters- 1136 AM MST Mon Nov 9 2026 Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Colorado and Ern Utah National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 1136 AM MST Mon Nov 9 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.........Sunny (0-10%). Chc of lightning....0 percent. Max temperature.....50-60 F. Min humidity........31-41%. 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 5 to 10 mph. Mixing Height.......2000 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....East 5 mph until 1200, then west. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10%) until 2400, then partly cloudy (30-40%). Chc of lightning....0 percent. Min temperature.....27-37 F. Max humidity........57-72%. 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 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Mixing Height.......500 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....South 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60%) until 1200, then mostly cloudy (60-70%). Chc of lightning....0 percent. Max temperature.....47-57 F. Min humidity........33-43%. 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.......5000 ft AGL until 1600, then 2000 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....West 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7... .VETERANS DAY...Mostly clear. Lows 24-34. Highs 46-56. Winds less than 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 27-37. Highs 49-59. Winds less than 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 27-37. Highs 48-58. Winds less than 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 27-37. Highs 44-54. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 26-36. Highs 43-53.