Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
735 FNUS75 KGJT 202019 FWSGJT Spot Forecast for Rock Canyon...USFS National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 219 PM MDT Fri Sep 20 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1400 MDT on September 20. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...Mostly sunny conditions with generally light terrain driven winds remain in place today. Clouds increase Saturday morning along with scattered showers and thunderstorms by afternoon. Southwest winds will also increase a bit on Saturday as this system moves through. Expect gusty winds and lightning to be the main threat with storms and brief light to moderate rain remains possible over the spot location. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....74-79. Min humidity........14-19 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 8 to 12 mph with gusts to 20 mph. Haines Index........4 or low. LAL.................1. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Min temperature.....47-52. Max humidity........50-55 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 8 to 12 mph in the early evening, shifting to the northeast 3 to 6 mph overnight. Haines Index........5 or moderate. LAL.................1. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent) then becoming mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................10 percent. Max temperature.....66-71. Min humidity........32-37 percent. Wind (20 ft)........East winds 4 to 8 mph until 1000, shifting to the southwest 8 to 12 mph with gusts to 20 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Haines Index........4 or low. LAL.................1 until 0900, then 2 until 1200, then 4. $$ Forecaster...Matt Aleksa Requested by...Durango Expanded Dispatch Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2422797.0/GJT .DELDT 09/20/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL codrc@firenet.gov