textproduct: Grand Junction

KEY MESSAGES

- Dry conditions with temperatures about five above normal will continue through the work week.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 820 PM MST Sun Nov 8 2026

The coming week looks to be mostly quiet for eastern Utah and Western Colorado with temperatures four to eight degrees above normal. A weak ridge/high builds in over the Southwest extending to the northeast across the region with a zonal flow aloft to our north. A weak shortwave in that flow will brush the northern mountains Tuesday into Wednesday that could kick off a few light orographic showers/flurries, but don't expect any impacts with this system. With the zonal flow dipping south, we could see some afternoon and evening west to northwest winds gusting 20-30 mph across the northern areas. Wednesday into the weekend will see high pressure build in over the region with a return of mild weather. Models are indicating the next significant weather we'll see is a cold low dropping south off the West Coast this weekend that will pull subtropical moisture north into the region Sunday into early next week. It's too early to tell how much moisture will get caught up in this system, but current models are predicting pwats around 0.70 inches which is enough to give us a round of stronger thunderstorms, but not the deep moisture we've seen in the past few weeks that brings widespread flooding. Confidence is low this far out, so stay tuned, but it does look like this system will usher in a period of more unsettled weather next week.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z TUESDAY/

Issued at 414 AM MST Mon Nov 9 2026

Few to scattered high cloud cover will pass through the region today. Regardless, VFR conditions will prevail throughout the TAF period and winds will be light and terrain-driven.

GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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