Heat Persists in the Southwest; Elevated to Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin; Poor Air Quality in the West

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through this week, easing by next week. The heat will focus further east in the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley beginning next week. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist for the Great Basin today. Poor air quality lingers for the Northwest, Great Basin, Central Rockies into the Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

Grand Junction Regional Airport (KGJT)

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

Clear

91°F

33°C

Humidity 10%
Wind Speed SE 6 MPH
Barometer 30.0 in (1015.92 mb)
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index87°F (31°C)
Last update 04 Aug 11:35 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Fruita CO

Heat Advisory August 4, 11:54am until August 4, 09:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory August 4, 11:54am until August 4, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Tue

    Heat Advisory

  • Today

    High: 103 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke before 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 63. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light  after midnight.

    Low: 63 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Patchy smoke after 4pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 101 °F

    Sunny then
    Patchy Smoke

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 103 °F

    Hot

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 104.

    High: 104 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy smoke. Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Patchy smoke before 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 63. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light after midnight.
Wednesday
Patchy smoke after 4pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 104.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 104.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 103.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fruita CO
 39.16°N 108.74°W (Elev. 4498 ft)
11:27 am MDT Aug 4, 2026
11am MDT Aug 4, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 10, 2026
 
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