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Spot Forecast for Houston Mountain...CO-GJC
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
142 PM MDT Fri Jul 17 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1400 MDT on July 17.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION... A thunderstorm is approaching the forecast area,
producing lightning, and potentially strong outflow winds gusting
above 35 mph and periods of heavy rainfall. Storms like these
will be possible through the evening today, and daily through at
least much of next week. Storms are unlikely overnight.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms.
CWR.................30 percent.
Max temperature.....64-69.
Min humidity........36-41 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 10 mph with gusts up to
15 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
thunderstorms.
Smoke dispersal.....Briefly good decreasing to fair.
Mixing height.......8600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...45 percent.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
CWR.................10 percent.
Min temperature.....53-58.
Max humidity........56-61 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 8 to 12 mph shifting to the
south overnight. Gusts up to 20 mph in the
evening decreasing overnight. Gusty and
erratic winds expected near thunderstorms.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair decreasing to poor (5000 knot-ft)
                    overnight.
Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....South 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...35 percent.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent) then becoming partly
                    sunny (55-65 percent). Chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
Max temperature.....64-69.
Min humidity........34-39 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north
in the afternoon. Gusts up to 15 mph. Gusty and
erratic winds expected near thunderstorms.
Smoke dispersal.....Increasing to fair before briefly becoming good
during the mid afternoon, then decreasing to
fair again.
Mixing height.......5400 ft AGL increasing to 9000 ft AGL by peak
                    heating.
Transport winds.....East 5 mph shifting to the north 10 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of thunder...25 percent.

$$
Forecaster...Gillian Felton
Requested by...Kimberly Youker
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617493.1/GJT
.DELDT 07/17/26
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.EMAIL cogjc@firenet.gov