| NWS Forecast for: West Elk and Sawatch Mountains Issued by: National Weather Service Grand Junction, CO Last Update: 1222 PM MDT Tue Sep 22 2026 |  |
| This Afternoon: Partly sunny with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs 55 to 65. Chance of rain 40 percent. Tonight: Cloudy. Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. Lows 35 to 45. Chance of rain 60 percent. Wednesday: Cloudy. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Wednesday Night: Cloudy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows 35 to 45. Chance of rain 70 percent. Thursday: Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the 50s. Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows 35 to 45. Chance of rain 60 percent. Friday: Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Friday Night And Saturday: Partly cloudy. Lows in the 30s. Highs 55 to 65. Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the 30s. Sunday: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs 55 to 65. Chance of rain 10 percent. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the 30s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Monday: Partly sunny with a chance of showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy with showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the 50s. Chance of rain 60 percent. | |
| Zone Forecast: West Elk and Sawatch Mountains | |
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