textproduct: Grand Junction

KEY MESSAGES

- Above normal temperatures continue across the region.

- Favored cold pools, including the Gunnison and Yampa River Basins, will remain cold each night.

- Quiet conditions persist through the week, with a chance for a brief cooldown by the coming weekend.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/

Issued at 252 AM MST Tue Jan 13 2026

Models are in fair agreement with satellite imagery with the low to our southeast moving to the northeast out of Mexico into Texas, but position the high over northern California when satellite imagery shows it 2-300 miles farther north, close to the Washington-Oregon Border. This variation may allow a weak shortwave descending around the high along the Rocky Mountains to push a bit farther west to increase the chances of flurries or light snow showers on the Elkhead and Park Mountains tonight, but this is about the limit for weather excitement for the next few days. Otherwise, look for cool mornings and warm afternoons 10 to 15 degrees above normal. With the exception of the above mentioned snow, the weather will be dry with high clouds across the northern areas today that will scatter out by tomorrow afternoon. Winds through the period will be light and mostly terrain driven.

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/

Issued at 341 PM MST Mon Jan 12 2026

High pressure will remain anchored over the western CONUS keeping us under dry northwest flow. A few low pressure systems are expected to carve out the main trough over the eastern US. Each system will bring the chance for light snow showers in the northern mountains. Also, we will get clipped by the associated cold fronts causing temperatures to drop 5-10 with each passage. Despite that highs stay above normal through the weekend.

AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY/

Issued at 1056 AM MST Tue Jan 13 2026

VFR conditions will continue across the region with broken high clouds streaming through the region through the period. Skies are expected to clear off towards the tail end of this TAF period.

GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

CO...None. UT...None.