textproduct: Grand Junction

KEY MESSAGES

- Temperatures are warming up to around 10 degrees above normal through the coming week.

- A few rounds of showers are possible this week, with the better chances across the higher terrain.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 948 PM MDT Sun Apr 5 2026

LIGHT PRECIPITATION, WARMER THAN NORMAL:

Throughout the week and weekend, we are expecting to see mild pushes of moisture across the CWA. This is expected to give us multiple days of light precipitation, favoring the higher elevations. However, with temperatures warming up and expected to reach 10 degrees above normal in some locations, snow levels are anticipated to return to ~9000 ft throughout the week. This means that through this semi-wet period, valleys and lower elevation slopes will favor rainfall with snow mostly near and above pass level. Additionally, forcing is minimal, if not negligible throughout the period, confining most activity to the mountains where orographic lift will be the primary driver behind any storm development. With moisture at its strongest late Monday into Tuesday, and then again Friday and beyond, look for these periods to produce the bulk of precipitation across the region with Wednesday and Thursday expected to see lighter precipitation.

AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY/

Issued at 1127 PM MDT Sun Apr 5 2026

VFR conditions as some high clouds drift overhead this morning. A few TAF sites will see some gusty winds of around 20 to 25 kts Monday afternoon. The next system will bring increasing clouds for southern TAF sites. Included PROB30 for KTEX as they'll have the best chances for some light precip.

GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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