| NWS Forecast for: West Elk and Sawatch Mountains Issued by: National Weather Service Grand Junction, CO Last Update: 526 AM MDT Mon Apr 6 2026 |  |
| Today: Mostly sunny. Highs 45 to 55. Tonight: Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Lows in the 20s. Chance of snow 20 percent. Tuesday: Partly sunny with a chance of snow showers and rain showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy with rain showers likely, slight chance of thunderstorms and snow showers in the afternoon. No snow accumulation. Highs 45 to 55. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Slight chance of rain and snow showers in the evening. Lows in the 20s. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Highs 45 to 55. West winds 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the 20s. Thursday: Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain and snow showers in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of rain showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 45 to 55. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers in the evening. Lows 25 to 35. Chance of rain 20 percent. Friday: Partly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs 45 to 55. Chance of rain 40 percent. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain showers. Lows 25 to 35. Saturday: Partly sunny with a chance of rain showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy with rain showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 45 to 55. Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely in the evening, then a chance of rain and snow showers after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows 25 to 35. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Sunday: Partly sunny with a chance of rain and snow showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation. Highs in the 40s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. | |
| Zone Forecast: West Elk and Sawatch Mountains | |
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