One product issued by NWS for: 3 Miles N La Plata CO
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 428 AM MDT Tue Jul 15 2025 COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-161030- Lower Yampa River Basin-Central Yampa River Basin- Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus-Elkhead and Park Mountains- Upper Yampa River Basin-Grand Valley-Debeque to Silt Corridor- Central Colorado River Basin-Grand and Battlement Mesas- Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys- Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin- West Elk and Sawatch Mountains-Flat Tops-Upper Gunnison River Valley- Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide-Northwest San Juan Mountains- Southwest San Juan Mountains-Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River- Four Corners/Upper Dolores River-Animas River Basin- San Juan River Basin-Southeast Utah-Eastern Uinta Mountains- Eastern Uinta Basin-Tavaputs Plateau-Arches/Grand Flat- La Sal and Abajo Mountains-Canyonlands/Natural Bridges- 428 AM MDT Tue Jul 15 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Colorado, southwest Colorado, west central Colorado, east central Utah, northeast Utah and southeast Utah. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Hot and dry conditions keep temperatures trending 5 degrees above average. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms on the terrain increase this afternoon with dry lightning and gusty outflows possible under collapsing storms. Wildfire smoke will remain visible across the central and southern areas of the CWA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Hot and dry conditions will continue through the week. Afternoon showers and storms on terrain will remain in the forecast, increasing in coverage through the latter half of the week. Increasing moisture will limit chances for dry lightning later in the week and bring increased chances for wetting rain across the higher terrain. Wildfire smoke will remain visible for much of eastern Utah and western Colorado though the wetting rains later in the week could help diminish smoke. Conditions dry out Sunday into early next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$