Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
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FNUS75 KGJT 021123
FWSGJT
Spot Forecast for Golf course...Vail Fire and emergency services
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
423 AM MST Mon Nov 2 2026
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 MST on November 02.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...Rain and snow showers are expected to continue through
the day today, with an additional 0.25-0.50 inches of liquid and 1-2
inches of snow at the burn location by this evening. Gusty
northwesterly winds are expected this afternoon and evening, which
will combine with the shower activity to bump smoke dispersal into
the fair category. High pressure builds in for Tuesday, with very
light, terrain driven winds limiting smoke dispersal. The next chance
for precipitation arrives late Wednesday.
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Slight chance of
thunderstorms until 0800. Rain showers and
snow showers through the day.
CWR.................85 percent.
Max temperature.....39-44.
Min humidity........69-74 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 4-8 mph. Gusts to around 20 mph
until 1200, then gusts to around 25 mph. Gusty
and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in
the morning.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (8000-34000 knot-ft) increasing to fair by
1200, then decreasing back to poor (21000-35000
knot-ft) after 1300.
Mixing height.......800 ft AGL increasing to 2300 ft AGL by 1200.
Transport winds.....Northwest 19 mph.
Chance of thunder...10 percent.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Snow showers until 2100,
then chance of snow showers until 0300.
CWR.................30 percent.
Min temperature.....23-28.
Max humidity........90-95 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 8-12 mph becoming west winds 4-8
mph by 2100. Gusts up to 30 mph possible until
2100, then gusts to around 20 mph until 2400.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3000-21000 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......1600 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL by 2400.
Transport winds.....Northwest 11 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy (80-90 percent) becoming mostly sunny
(40-50 percent) by 1000.
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....45-50.
Min humidity........44-49 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 3-5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (4000-26000 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......800 ft AGL increasing to 3000 ft AGL by 1400.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
$$
Forecaster...Brianna Bealo
Requested by...Austin Castro
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2624993.0/GJT
.DELDT 11/02/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL acastro@vail.gov