Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Severe Thunderstorms in the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes

Anomalously warm, dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the Intermountain West into the central and southern Plains today. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the upper Mississippi River Valley to the Great Lakes tonight through the day Tuesday. Damaging gusts, hail, and heavy rainfall are likely. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Grand Junction Regional Airport (KGJT)

Lat: 39.13389°NLon: 108.53861°WElev: 4859.0ft.

Clear

69°F

21°C

Humidity	18%
Wind Speed	SW 4 MPH
Barometer	30.0 in (1015.92 mb)
Dewpoint	25°F (-4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	30 Mar 10:53 AM MDT

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles WSW Orchard Mesa CO

Red Flag Warning March 30, 12:00pm until March 30, 08:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 73 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 52 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 67 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Mostly
Cloudy and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 46 °F
Showers
Likely and
Breezy then
Showers
Wednesday
High: 53 °F
Showers
Wednesday Night
Low: 41 °F
Chance
Showers
Thursday
High: 62 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 33 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy then
Chance
Rain/Snow
Friday
High: 49 °F
Chance Snow
Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night

Showers. Low around 46. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Wednesday

Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. High near 53. South wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Wednesday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy.

Thursday Night

A chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy.

Friday

A chance of snow showers, mainly before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 56.