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Spot Forecast for Cascade...Grand Junction Interagency Dispatch
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
608 PM MDT Mon Jul 20 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1800 MDT on July 20.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Active weather continues Tuesday and Wednesday. Showers and
thunderstorms will be possible at all times of the day and night,
though the forecast currently favors evening and overnight storms.
Regardless, winds may become erratic and gusty around 30 mph near
any thunderstorms. Aside from erratic winds caused by storms,
wind direction is still anticipated to be relatively variable as
the overall weather pattern shifts.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
CWR.................25 percent.
Min temperature.....63-68.
Max humidity........49-54 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 5-10 mph becoming east 3-7 mph
                    overnight. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the evening.
Smoke dispersal.....Good decreasing to poor (4000 knot-ft)
                    overnight.
Mixing height.......8700 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....East 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...25 percent.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (5-15 percent) becoming partly
                    cloudy (35-45 percent) in the afternoon. Chance
                    of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................<10 percent.
Max temperature.....87-92.
Min humidity........19-24 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5-10 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (30000 knot-ft) increasing to good in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......5100 ft AGL increasing to 11200 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southeast 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...25 percent.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Chance of showers
                    and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers
                    likely and slight chance of thunderstorms
                    overnight.
CWR.................10 percent.
Min temperature.....62-67.
Max humidity........58-63 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5-10 mph becoming light and variable
                    overnight. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair decreasing to poor (4000 knot-ft)
                    overnight.
Mixing height.......5800 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Northeast 10 mph shifting to the west
                    overnight.
Chance of thunder...35 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent) becoming mostly
                    cloudy (60-70 percent) in the afternoon. Chance
                    of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................<10 percent.
Max temperature.....81-86.
Min humidity........32-37 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 8-12 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to good in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......5700 ft AGL increasing to 8600 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 12 mph.
Chance of thunder...45 percent.

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Forecaster...Braeden Winters
Requested by...Todd Foley
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617840.0/GJT
.DELDT 07/20/26
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.EMAIL cogjc@firenet.gov