Strong to potentially severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts are forecast Thursday from parts of New England into the Mid Atlantic and Carolinas. Significant heat will expand across the West and Central Plains through Friday, potentially breaking daily high temperature records. Dangerous heat will then build into the Eastern U.S. this weekend through much of next week. Read More >
Grand Junction, CO
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Temperatures will fall to below normal tonight as the first in a series of Pacific storms moves through the region. So, after a period of dry and warm days, a return to cooler and more unsettled weather is expected.
Expect scattered valley rain showers and mountain snow showers tonight with the snow level will lowering to between 6000 and 8000 feet as colder air filters into the area. Snow accumulations in the mountains appear to be in the 4 to 8 inch range on average, with locally higher amounts up to 12 inches above 10,000 feet. Higher valleys may see a changeover to all snow or precip mixing in with snow overnight into early Friday morning, but accumulations appear minimal at best. To summarize the key points from this event:
More rain and snow is expected across the area Saturday night and Sunday!
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