7-Day Zone Forecast for West Elk and Sawatch Mountains (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: West Elk and Sawatch Mountains
Issued by: National Weather Service Grand Junction, CO
Last Update: 312 PM MST Thu Jan 22 2026
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Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Snow showers likely after midnight. Lows 10 to 20. Chance of snow 20 percent.

Friday: Snow showers. Snow accumulation 2 to 4 inches. Highs in the 20s.

Friday Night: Snow showers. New snow accumulation 4 to 7 inches. Lows 10 to 20.

Saturday: Snow showers. New snow accumulation 1 to 3 inches. Highs 15 to 25. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Colder. Lows zero to 10 below. Chance of snow 30 percent.

Sunday: Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Highs 5 to 15.

Sunday Night And Monday: Mostly clear. Lows zero to 10 below. Highs in the 20s.

Monday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 5 below zero to 5 above.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the 20s.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows zero to 10 above.

Wednesday Through Thursday: Partly cloudy. Highs 25 to 35. Lows 5 to 15.







Zone Forecast: West Elk and Sawatch Mountains

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