Back-to-Back Winter Storms Across the North-Central U.S.; Severe Weather Threat in the Midwest

A late-season winter storm continues to bring heavy snow, significant sleet, and disruptive icing to the Upper Midwest and western Great Lakes into the morning; and will be followed by another storm. Severe thunderstorms continue across the Midwest to the lower Great Lakes through tonight, before bringing a round of freezing rain and sleet Friday morning across northern New England. Read More >

Current conditions at

Grand Junction Regional Airport (KGJT)

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

Overcast

63°F

17°C

Humidity 31%
Wind Speed NW 16 MPH
Barometer 29.62 in (1003.05 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 02 Apr 06:53 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Fruita CO

Freeze Watch April 4, 12:00am until April 4, 10:00am
Wind Advisory April 2, 07:05pm until April 2, 09:00pm
Freeze Warning April 3, 12:00am until April 3, 10:00am
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Freeze Watch
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Freeze Warning
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    Wind Advisory April 2, 07:05pm until April 2, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Thu

    Wind Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 26 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy then
    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 66. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. East wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 10pm and 11pm, then a chance of snow showers after 11pm. Some thunder is also possible. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 66. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. East wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fruita CO
 39.16°N 108.74°W (Elev. 4498 ft)
4:57 pm MDT Apr 2, 2026
7pm MDT Apr 2, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 9, 2026
 
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