Current weather · Sep 26, 4:34 PM MDT

37.0340, -110.8690

60°

Mostly SunnyFeels like 60° · Humidity 30%NWS forecast for this hour; no recent station reportForecast by NWS Grand Junction, CO · grid 4,20
High
60°
Low
47°
Rain today
1%
Sunrise
7:15 AM
Sunset
7:14 PM
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Hour by hour

NWS forecast grid

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Every hour as a table48 hours
TimeWeatherTemperatureFeels likeDew pointHumidityChanceAmountSnowDirWindGustSky coverThunderPressureVisibilityCeiling
Sat 4 PM60°60°29°30%1%SSW10 mph14 mph30%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 5 PM60°60°28°30%1%SSW10 mph14 mph23%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 6 PM59°59°28°30%1%SSW12 mph14 mph28%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 7 PM59°59°28°31%1%SSW10 mph14 mph24%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 8 PM56°56°28°34%1%S12 mph15 mph41%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 9 PM55°55°27°34%1%S14 mph18 mph34%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 10 PM54°54°26°34%1%S14 mph18 mph49%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 11 PM53°53°26°35%0%SSW15 mph18 mph54%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 12 AM52°52°26°36%0%SSW15 mph20 mph59%—10 mi25,000 ft
Sun 1 AM53°53°28°37%0%SSW15 mph18 mph52%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 2 AM52°52°29°40%0%SSW15 mph18 mph50%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 3 AM52°52°29°42%0%SSW15 mph18 mph49%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 4 AM51°46°30°45%0%SSW15 mph16 mph63%—10 mi25,000 ft
Sun 5 AM50°45°31°47%0%SSW13 mph14 mph68%—10 mi25,000 ft
Sun 6 AM50°45°31°48%0%S12 mph14 mph79%—10 mi25,000 ft
Sun 7 AM51°47°30°46%0%SSW9 mph12 mph82%—10 mi25,000 ft
Sun 8 AM51°47°30°45%1%SSW9 mph10 mph86%—10 mi13,100 ft
Sun 9 AM52°53°30°42%1%S7 mph10 mph91%1%—10 mi16,600 ft
Sun 10 AM53°53°30°41%2%S6 mph9 mph77%1%—10 mi15,400 ft
Sun 11 AM54°54°30°39%2%SSW6 mph10 mph81%1%—10 mi13,000 ft
Sun 12 PM56°56°30°37%3%SSW8 mph13 mph77%3%—10 mi13,000 ft
Sun 1 PM58°58°31°35%4%SW9 mph14 mph74%4%—10 mi13,000 ft
Sun 2 PM59°59°30°33%4%SW12 mph16 mph73%4%—10 mi13,500 ft
Sun 3 PM59°59°28°30%4%SSW13 mph17 mph76%4%—10 mi11,000 ft
Sun 4 PM58°58°27°31%4%SW14 mph18 mph76%4%—10 mi9,500 ft
Sun 5 PM57°57°27°31%5%SW14 mph20 mph68%5%—10 mi8,500 ft
Sun 6 PM56°56°25°30%7%SW14 mph20 mph68%5%—10 mi8,500 ft
Sun 7 PM57°57°27°32%7%SSW14 mph21 mph77%5%—10 mi9,000 ft
Sun 8 PM55°55°27°34%7%SSW16 mph22 mph89%5%—10 mi9,400 ft
Sun 9 PM54°54°26°34%5%SSW20 mph26 mph94%2%—10 mi9,900 ft
Sun 10 PM53°53°26°36%5%SSW22 mph26 mph95%2%—10 mi9,200 ft
Sun 11 PM52°52°27°39%5%SSW23 mph28 mph77%2%—10 mi8,600 ft
Mon 12 AM51°51°28°41%9%SSW22 mph30 mph85%2%—10 mi7,900 ft
Mon 1 AM52°52°30°44%9%SSW22 mph30 mph86%2%—10 mi8,500 ft
Mon 2 AM51°44°32°49%9%SSW23 mph31 mph91%2%—10 mi9,100 ft
Mon 3 AM50°43°34°53%14%SSW23 mph30 mph90%4%—10 mi9,700 ft
Mon 4 AM49°42°35°58%14%SSW22 mph30 mph75%4%—10 mi7,800 ft
Mon 5 AM49°42°36°62%14%SSW21 mph29 mph75%4%—10 mi6,000 ft
Mon 6 AMLight rain showers likely48°41°37°65%57%0.01 inS20 mph25 mph76%4%—6 mi4,100 ft
Mon 7 AMLight rain showers likely48°42°38°67%57%0.01 inS17 mph24 mph99%4%——
Mon 8 AMLight rain showers likely48°42°38°69%57%0.01 inS15 mph22 mph99%4%——
Mon 9 AMLight rain showers likely47°41°38°72%57%0.01 inS14 mph20 mph84%5%——
Mon 10 AMLight rain showers likely46°40°39°75%57%0.01 inS13 mph17 mph73%5%——
Mon 11 AMLight rain showers likely46°40°39°78%57%0.01 inS13 mph16 mph71%5%——
Mon 12 PMModerate rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms45°40°39°80%82%0.05 inS10 mph16 mph88%16%——
Mon 1 PMModerate rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms45°42°40°82%82%0.05 inWSW7 mph16 mph88%16%——
Mon 2 PMModerate rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms46°41°41°84%82%0.05 inW9 mph17 mph88%16%——
Mon 3 PMModerate rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms45°40°42°87%82%0.05 inWNW12 mph17 mph88%21%——

The next 16 days

NWS grid published Sep 26, 12:32 PM MDT to day 8, the National Blend of Models to day 11, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16
  1. TodaySep 2660°47°Mostly Sunny1%wind 15 mph
  2. SunSep 2759°47°Mostly Cloudy7%wind 23 mph
  3. MonSep 2848°42°Showers And Thunderstorms82%0.59 inwind 23 mph · gusts 31 mph
  4. TueSep 2943°41°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance T-storms75%0.54 inwind 14 mph · gusts 20 mph
  5. WedSep 3050°42°Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny39%0.12 inwind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
  6. ThuOct 155°43°Sunny1%wind 6 mph
  7. FriOct 256°44°Sunny1%wind 7 mph
  8. SatOct 357°44°2%wind 7 mph
  9. SunOct 456°44°National Blend6%wind 7 mph
  10. MonOct 556°44°National Blend9%wind 6 mph
  11. TueOct 657°45°National Blend7%wind 7 mph
  12. WedOct 7~75°57°Model mean
  13. ThuOct 8~77°58°Model mean
  14. FriOct 9~77°59°Model mean
  15. SatOct 10~77°59°Model mean
  16. SunOct 11~67°61°Model mean

Right now

NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow
  • Feels like60°
  • WindSSW 10 mphgusts 14 mph
  • Radar over this pointno reading
  • Humidity30%
  • Dew point29°
  • Pressure—
  • UV index—
  • Air quality—
  • Visibility10 mi
  • Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset
  • Moonrise7:07 PMMoonset 7:12 AM
  • Moon phaseFull moon100% lit

The National Blend of Models

NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 26, 12:00 PM MDT

NOAA’s weighted blend of every model it runs, to eleven days, with the chances the grid above does not carry. Where the local office’s grid reaches, its figure sits beneath the blend’s; where it does not, the blend stands alone.

  1. TodaySep 26—49°NWS grid 60° / 47°rain 1%wind 13 mph
  2. SunSep 2759°46°NWS grid 59° / 47°rain 59%wind 20 mph · gusts 25 mph
  3. MonSep 2849°39°NWS grid 48° / 42°rain 96%thunder 31%0.64 inwind 21 mph · gusts 28 mph
  4. TueSep 2943°41°NWS grid 43° / 41°rain 77%thunder 37%0.44 inwind 10 mph · gusts 16 mph
  5. WedSep 3050°41°NWS grid 50° / 42°rain 22%thunder 20%0.04 inwind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
  6. ThuOct 155°43°NWS grid 55° / 43°rain 1%wind 6 mph
  7. FriOct 256°44°NWS grid 56° / 44°rain 1%wind 7 mph
  8. SatOct 357°44°NWS grid 57° / 44°rain 2%thunder 11%wind 7 mph
  9. SunOct 456°44°Beyond the NWS gridrain 6%wind 7 mph
  10. MonOct 556°44°Beyond the NWS gridrain 9%wind 6 mph
  11. TueOct 657°45°Beyond the NWS gridrain 7%wind 7 mph
32°50°68°SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly

The models, side by side

HRRR Sep 26, 12:00 PM MDT · GFS Sep 26, 6:00 AM MDT · GEFS Sep 26, 6:00 AM MDT · ECMWF Sep 26, 6:00 AM MDT · ECMWF AI Sep 26, 6:00 AM MDT

Each line is one model’s own forecast at its own grid cell: three kilometers for HRRR, a quarter of a degree for the global models, which can sit a few hundred meters above or below the town. Where they agree the forecast is settled; where they part is where it is not.

32°59°86°SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

DayNWS gridHRRRGFSGEFSECMWFECMWF AI
Today Sep 2660° 47°62° 49°77° 62°79° 63°77° 57°~79° 57°
Sun Sep 2759° 47°60° 46°76° 64°77° 64°74° 58°~76° 58°
Mon Sep 2848° 42°0.59 in49° 43°0.44 in68° 62°0.28 in67° 61°0.31 in62° 55°0.33 in~68° 59°0.38 in
Tue Sep 2943° 41°0.54 in—59° 53°0.54 in65° 55°0.23 in63° 51°0.35 in~60° 53°0.19 in
Wed Sep 3050° 42°0.12 in—69° 53°0.14 in73° 55°0.01 in64° 50°0.05 in~71° 54°0.19 in
Thu Oct 155° 43°—76° 59°76° 58°69° 53°~73° 54°
Fri Oct 256° 44°—77° 63°78° 61°~71° 54°~73° 54°
Sat Oct 357° 44°—79° 65°79° 62°0.02 in~72° 54°~75° 55°
Sun Oct 4——67° 55°76° 59°0.03 in~73° 56°~77° 56°
Mon Oct 5——73° 52°74° 58°0.03 in~70° 56°0.01 in~76° 56°
Tue Oct 6——~74° 56°~64° 59°0.01 in~70° 52°~76° 56°
Wed Oct 7——~75° 58°—~72° 55°~78° 57°
Thu Oct 8——~78° 61°—~74° 56°~78° 56°
Fri Oct 9——~76° 64°—~75° 58°~78° 55°
Sat Oct 10——~77° 62°—~74° 56°~79° 57°
Sun Oct 11——~67° 61°—~59° 44°~65° 58°

A ~ marks a high or low read from six-hourly steps, which miss the true extreme by a degree or two.

ECMWF ensemble meteogram

ECMWF ensemble meteogram for this place: box plots of cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and temperature from the 51 ensemble members for ten days.
Rendered by ECMWF from its 51-member ensemble, in metric units: each box spans the middle half of the members, the whiskers the rest, the line the control run. A forecast, not an observation. © ECMWF, CC BY 4.0.

The next 90 days

NOAA GHCN normals and records at Halls Crossing (U96) · Climate Prediction Center outlooks

No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one. Where the models stop, the calendar takes over: the 1991 to 2020 normal for each date, the record high and low ever set on it, and where the Climate Prediction Center leans warm, cool, wet or dry over the coming weeks, the month and the season. A site that shows a high for a date three months out is showing you this normal with a wobble.

The forecast reaches Sun Oct 11, from the NWS grid, then the National Blend, then the mean of the global models. Beyond it the lines are the calendar.

Climate Prediction Center (CPC) temperature lean60%70%equal chances · Oct 202633% chance above normal · Oct to Dec0°20°40°60°80°100°TodayOct 1Nov 1Dec 1

Forecast high and lowNormal high and lowRecord high and lowCPC leans warmer than normalCPC near normal or equal chances

Week ofNormalWarmest on recordColdest on recordTemperature leanPrecipitation lean
Sep 2684° / 54°97° (2024)39° (2009)no outlookno outlook
Oct 376° / 50°94° (2024)35° (1975)60% chance above normal · days 6 to 10near normal most likely · days 6 to 10
Oct 1074° / 46°91° (2024)31° (2019)equal chances · Oct 202633% chance above normal · Oct 2026
Oct 1774° / 45°87° (1988)32° (1975)equal chances · Oct 202633% chance above normal · Oct 2026
Oct 2466° / 41°84° (2003)23° (2019)equal chances · Oct 202633% chance above normal · Oct 2026
Oct 3167° / 39°81° (2016)22° (2019)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 762° / 36°79° (2023)24° (2020)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 1458° / 32°74° (1989)21° (2022)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 2154° / 30°70° (2007)18° (2010)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 2851° / 29°71° (2017)13° (1976)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 548° / 27°67° (1977)5° (1978)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 1248° / 27°63° (2016)12° (1971)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 1945° / 26°64° (2025)-0° (1990)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec

Health and activities

Rules of thumb over the next 24 hours of forecast, the warnings in force, the station’s report, air quality and pollen

None of these is a measurement. Each is a rating of the forecast ahead, and of what is happening at the point right now, against what the activity or the ailment is known to mind, and each names the figure that decided it. An ailment or a pest is rated as a risk, low to extreme; an activity, a chore or a journey as a condition, poor to ideal.

Each rating says which span it is for: the rest of today’s daylight, tonight, or the next 24 hours.

Health

  • Arthritisnext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Sinus pressurenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Common coldtodayLowmild
  • FlutodayLowmild
  • Migrainenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
  • Heat stresstodayLowmild
  • SunburntodayLowweak sun
  • Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
  • SleepingtonightIdealcool, quiet night

Outdoors

  • RunningtodayGoodHydrologic Outlook in force
  • HikingtodayFairHydrologic Outlook in force
  • BikingtodayGoodHydrologic Outlook in force
  • GolftodayGoodHydrologic Outlook in force
  • FishingtodayFairHydrologic Outlook in force
  • Boating and paddlingtodayFairHydrologic Outlook in force
  • Beach and pooltodayPoorcool
  • CampingtonightIdealfine conditions
  • StargazingtonightPoorpartly cloudy

Travel

  • Air travelnext 24 hVery goodHydrologic Outlook in force
  • Drivingnext 24 hFairHydrologic Outlook in force

Home and garden

  • Lawn mowingtodayGoodHydrologic Outlook in force
  • GardeningtodayGoodHydrologic Outlook in force
  • Outdoor entertainingtodayGoodHydrologic Outlook in force
  • Drying laundry outsidetodayGoodHydrologic Outlook in force
  • Painting and outdoor projectstodayGoodHydrologic Outlook in force
  • FrosttonightLowmild

Pests

  • MosquitoestodayModeratewarm
  • TickstodayModeratewarm
  • Indoor pestsnext 24 hLowmild
  • Outdoor peststodayLowcool

Stargazing

Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast and the sun and moon

Tonight has no dark, clear hour without a bright moon in this forecast. Rated poor.

Night ofRatingDarkClear hoursClear and moonlessMoon litTransparency (est.)DewStrongest wind
SaturdayPoor8:41 PM to 5:49 AM0 of 9None100%15 mph
SundayPoor8:39 PM to 5:50 AM0 of 9None98%23 mph
MondayPoor8:37 PM to 5:51 AM0 of 9None93%9 h12 mph
TuesdayPoor8:36 PM to 5:52 AM0 of 9None87%8 mph
WednesdayFair8:34 PM to 5:53 AM9 of 9None79%Good6 mph
ThursdayFair8:33 PM to 5:53 AM9 of 91 h from 9:00 PM70%Good7 mph
FridayFair8:31 PM to 5:54 AM9 of 92 h from 9:00 PM59%Good7 mph

Dark is the sun 18 degrees below the horizon; where it never gets that low, 12 degrees, marked nautical. Clear is sky cover of 20% or less. A bright moon is one above the horizon with a quarter or more of its disc lit. Transparency in the table is estimated from surface humidity (70% and 85% mark fair and poor) and visibility, since the forecast carries no haze or high cloud moisture. Seeing and transparency by hour, where shown, are Environment and Climate Change Canada’s astronomy forecast (regional model; seeing from cloud, wind shear, turbulence near the ground and the surface temperature trend; transparency from the moisture through the whole air column), under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Dew is the air within 2 °C of its dew point. Excellent is four or more clear moonless hours with good transparency; good is three; fair is one, or two clear hours.

Golden hour and blue hour

Computed from the sun and moon positions
DayBlue hour, morningGolden hour, morningGolden hour, eveningBlue hour, evening
Sat6:49 AM to 6:59 AM6:59 AM to 7:49 AM6:40 PM to 7:30 PM7:30 PM to 7:40 PM
Sun6:50 AM to 7:00 AM7:00 AM to 7:50 AM6:38 PM to 7:28 PM7:28 PM to 7:38 PM
Mon6:51 AM to 7:01 AM7:01 AM to 7:51 AM6:37 PM to 7:27 PM7:27 PM to 7:37 PM
Tue6:51 AM to 7:01 AM7:01 AM to 7:52 AM6:35 PM to 7:25 PM7:25 PM to 7:35 PM
Wed6:52 AM to 7:02 AM7:02 AM to 7:53 AM6:34 PM to 7:24 PM7:24 PM to 7:34 PM
Thu6:53 AM to 7:03 AM7:03 AM to 7:53 AM6:32 PM to 7:22 PM7:22 PM to 7:32 PM
Fri6:54 AM to 7:04 AM7:04 AM to 7:54 AM6:31 PM to 7:21 PM7:21 PM to 7:31 PM
NESWSRSSMRMS
  • SR Sunrise 7:15 AM, 91° E
  • SS Sunset 7:14 PM, 269° W
  • MR Moonrise 7:07 PM, 82° E
  • MS Moonset 7:12 AM, 274° W
  • Full moon, 100% lit

Golden hour is the sun between 6 degrees above the horizon and 4 degrees below it; blue hour is the sun between 4 and 6 degrees below. These are the definitions timeanddate.com and PhotoPills use. Directions are degrees clockwise from true north, where the sun’s upper edge and the moon’s center cross a flat horizon; hills and buildings change both. None means the sun does not reach that height on the day; all day means it stays inside the band.

Drone flying

NWS hourly forecast, SWPC Kp, FAA TFRs and 14 CFR Part 107

This hour: no-fly (low cloud limits height (107.51)). Next good stretch: Sun 8 AM to 2 PM, 6 hours.

Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:45 AM to sunrise 7:15 AM, and sunset 7:14 PM to 7:44 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.

Sat6 PM
Sun12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Caution No-fly

HourVerdictWind (mph)400 ft est. (mph)Gust (mph)RainVisibilityCloud allowsTempKpWhy
Sat 4 PMNo-fly1013171%10 miup to 0 ft60°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sat 5 PMNo-fly1013171%10 miup to 0 ft60°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sat 6 PMNo-fly1217191%10 miup to 0 ft59°low cloud limits height (107.51), gusts near or over your limit
Sat 7 PMNo-fly1025281%10 miup to 0 ft59°wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 8 PMNo-fly1217201%10 miup to 0 ft56°low cloud limits height (107.51), gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 9 PMNo-fly1420251%10 miup to 0 ft55°gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 10 PMNo-fly1420251%10 miup to 0 ft54°gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 11 PMNo-fly1522250%10 miup to 0 ft53°gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 12 AMNo-fly1522260%10 mi400 ft52°gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 1 AMNo-fly1522250%10 miup to 0 ft53°gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 2 AMNo-fly1522250%10 miup to 0 ft52°gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 3 AMNo-fly1522250%10 miup to 0 ft52°gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 4 AMCaution1522230%10 mi400 ft51°wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 5 AMCaution1318200%10 mi400 ft50°wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 6 AMCaution1217190%10 mi400 ft50°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 7 AMCaution913160%10 mi400 ft51°civil twilight: lighting required (107.29)
Sun 8 AMGood913151%10 mi400 ft51°nothing against it
Sun 9 AMGood710131%10 mi400 ft52°nothing against it
Sun 10 AMGood67112%10 mi400 ft53°nothing against it
Sun 11 AMGood68132%10 mi400 ft54°nothing against it
Sun 12 PMGood810153%10 mi400 ft56°nothing against it
Sun 1 PMGood912164%10 mi400 ft58°nothing against it
Sun 2 PMCaution1217214%10 mi400 ft59°gusts near or over your limit
Sun 3 PMCaution1318234%10 mi400 ft59°wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit

Flight restrictions nearby

Reading the FAA’s temporary flight restrictions.

Flight restrictions on the map. TFRs are not the whole picture: controlled airspace around airports needs LAANC authorization. Check the FAA’s B4UFLY.

Wind at 400 ft is estimated from the 10 m forecast by the power law, with exponents for each Pasquill stability class (Irwin 1979, rural, as in EPA dispersion models; the class from wind, sun height and cloud, after Turner 1970); gusts keep the ground gust’s margin. Caution from three quarters of your limit; the default 24 mph is the wind resistance printed for common sub-250 g drones. 14 CFR 107.51: “The minimum flight visibility, as observed from the location of the control station must be no less than 3 statute miles” and at least “500 feet below the cloud”. 14 CFR 107.29: “No person may operate a small unmanned aircraft system during periods of civil twilight unless the small unmanned aircraft has lighted anti-collision lighting visible for at least 3 statute miles”; civil twilight is the 30 minutes before sunrise and after sunset, in Alaska the Air Almanac’s. Kp: SWPC’s scales say satellite navigation problems may occur at G3 (Kp 7) and navigation is “degraded for hours” at G4 (Kp 8); Kp 5 is the typical app warning. Typical limits, not rules: rain chance 30% caution and 60% no-fly, thunder 10% and 20%, below 0 °C caution and −10 °C no-fly, over 40 °C caution. Your drone’s manual and the airspace come first.

Spraying and field work

Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast

Hours fit for spraying, and the days dry enough for fieldwork and hay, read from this forecast’s wind, gusts, humidity, temperature and rain.

Spraying windows

  • Sun 7 AM to 2 PM 7 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Wed 7 AM to Sat 3 PM 80 hours, every hour within the rules
Sat6 PM
Sun12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Tue12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Marginal No

Field days

DayDaytimeChance of rainRainLowest humidityStrongest windDry days in a rowHay drying
SaturdayDry1%0.00 in30%12 mph2 dGood
SundayDry7%0.00 in30%14 mph1 dGood
MondayWet82%0.59 in69%15 mph
TuesdayWet67%0.54 in88%14 mph
WednesdayShowers possible21%0.12 in56%6 mph
ThursdayDry1%0.00 in41%6 mph3 dGood
FridayDry1%0.00 in39%6 mph2 dGood
SaturdayDry2%0.00 in38%5 mph1 d

Spraying: sustained wind 3 to 10 mph, the range US extension services and most labels give; gusts no more than 15 mph (this page’s limit); delta T (air minus wet-bulb temperature) 2 to 8 °C preferred and 8 to 10 °C marginal, from GRDC guidance, with the wet bulb by Stull’s formula; no hour at a 30% chance of rain or 0.25 mm forecast during the rain-free time. Follow the product label, which overrides all of this. Field days: dry is no daytime hour at a 30% chance and under 1 mm all day, wet is 6 mm (0.25 in) or more; soil moisture is not in the forecast, so ground still wet from earlier rain is not accounted for. Hay drying marks a dry day with humidity down to 50% and a breeze of 5 mph or more.

Solunar times

Computed from the moon’s position

The best-rated day this week is Saturday, rated best.

DayRatingMajor periodsMinor periodsMoonSunrise, sunset
Sat Best11:52 PM to 1:52 AM12:14 PM to 2:14 PM6:42 AM to 7:42 AM6:37 PM to 7:37 PM 100%7:15 AM, 7:14 PM
Sun Best12:38 AM to 2:38 AM1:02 PM to 3:02 PM7:49 AM to 8:49 AM7:05 PM to 8:05 PM 99%7:16 AM, 7:13 PM
Mon Good1:26 AM to 3:26 AM1:52 PM to 3:52 PM8:59 AM to 9:59 AM7:36 PM to 8:36 PM 95%7:16 AM, 7:11 PM
Tue Fair2:18 AM to 4:18 AM2:46 PM to 4:46 PM10:12 AM to 11:12 AM8:13 PM to 9:13 PM 89%7:17 AM, 7:10 PM
Wed Poor3:15 AM to 5:15 AM3:44 PM to 5:44 PM11:25 AM to 12:25 PM8:59 PM to 9:59 PM 82%7:18 AM, 7:08 PM
Thu Fair4:15 AM to 6:15 AM4:46 PM to 6:46 PM12:37 PM to 1:37 PM9:54 PM to 10:54 PM 73%7:19 AM, 7:07 PM
Fri Fair5:18 AM to 7:18 AM5:49 PM to 7:49 PM1:41 PM to 2:41 PM10:59 PM to 11:59 PM 63%7:20 AM, 7:05 PM

Periods in bold fall within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The weather’s side is the fishing index

Major periods are two hours centered on the moon’s passage overhead and underfoot; minor periods are one hour centered on moonrise and moonset: the conventional durations of John Alden Knight’s solunar tables (1936). The rating is this site’s: one point to start, two more within a day and a half of a new or full moon (one more within three and a half days), and one more when a period falls within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The theory has mixed support in fisheries research; the times are exact astronomy.

In words

NWS forecast periods, as issued
  1. This Afternoon60° · 1% · SSW 10 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

  2. Tonight50° · 1% · SSW 10–15 mph

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

  3. Sunday59° · 5% · SSW 6–14 mph

    Mostly cloudy. High near 59, with temperatures falling to around 57 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 6 to 14 mph.

  4. Sunday Night47° · 14% · SSW 14–23 mph

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South southwest wind 14 to 23 mph.

  5. Monday48° · 82% · SSW 2–20 mph

    Rain showers likely before noon, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. South southwest wind 2 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

  6. Monday Night42° · 82% · NE 7–12 mph

    Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

  7. Tuesday43° · 67% · NNE 9–14 mph

    Rain showers likely before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 9am and noon, then a chance of thunderstorms and a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

  8. Tuesday Night41° · 56% · N 5–9 mph

    Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

  9. Wednesday50° · 21% · WNW 6 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

  10. Wednesday Night42° · 2% · SW 6 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

  11. Thursday55° · 1% · WSW 6 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 55.

  12. Thursday Night43° · SW 7 mph

    Clear, with a low around 43.

  13. Friday56° · SW 7 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 56.

  14. Friday Night44° · 1% · SSW 7 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

The forecaster’s discussion

NWS Grand Junction, CO · issued Sep 26, 12:46 PM MDT

Written by the forecaster on duty for their own colleagues and for anyone who wants to know why the forecast says what it says. It is not edited for the public, so it uses the office’s shorthand; it is also the most honest thing any weather service publishes.

KEY Messages

Warmer and drier conditions over the weekend.

Another push of moisture will arrive by Monday, bringing widespread moderate to heavy precipitation through midweek.

Discussion

1245 PM MDT Sat Sep 26 2026

PREDOMINATELY DRY THIS WEEKEND:

A flattened high pressure across eastern Utah and Western Colorado is bringing mostly sunny skies to the region with subsidence under the ridge and the drier zonal flow aloft. Look for mild Fall temperatures today near normal to five degrees above normal. There are some low to mid level clouds developing across the region from residual moisture hanging around and no wind to sweep it out. We may see a few isolated orographic showers and thunderstorms this afternoon with the moisture in place, but not seeing any severe weather likely. We'll see things start to change Sunday as the trough descends through the Pacific Northwest , shifting the flow more southwesterly pulling the tropical moisture into the region from hurricanes Odalys and Polo. We'll see increasing clouds moving into the region with the monsoonal surge, but otherwise, it will be similar to today.

WET WEEK AHEAD:

The latest runs of the GFS and GEFS are tracking the low farther north across southwestern Utah/southern Nevada Monday night which would spell stronger thunderstorms for southeastern Utah and southwestern Colorado Monday into Tuesday with the cold air advection aloft and the increased dynamics. Pwats are not extreme at around an inch, but with the increased instability and dynamics, could produce heavy rain and flash flooding with the stronger storms. The Weather Prediction Center has drawn the southern areas under a moderate risk for excessive rainfall for day three and marginal to slight for day four. There is still a lot of uncertainty with continued inconsistent run-to-run solutions among the models. Holding off on issuing headlines 'til we see tonight's or even tomorrow's model runs to get another/better look at the system. Otherwise, we can look for a cooler, wet period through Wednesday with showers and thunderstorms, and temperatures five to ten degrees below normal. Beyond Wednesday, conditions dry out with temperatures returning to near normal for the start of October.

Aviation · 18Z TAFs Through 18Z Sunday

1245 PM MDT Sat Sep 26 2026

VFR conditions remain in place over the next 24 hours. Some showers and midlevel clouds will form over the higher terrain this afternoon while high clouds move in during the evening hours. A few gusts of 15 to 20 mph will occur this afternoon as well.

Hydrology

233 PM MDT Fri Sep 25 2026

In the wake of today's precipitation, our attention will turn to the Eastern Pacific. Tropical moisture is anticipated to spread across the Desert Southwest early next week, drawing moisture from a pair of Hurricanes; Odalys and Polo. The forecast becomes increasingly complex due to a closed low currently forecast to drive across the Southwest CONUS as Hurricane Polo approaches the Baja California Peninsula. Strong southerly winds ahead of the low are expected to pull tropical moisture towards eastern Utah and western Colorado as early as Monday morning. The challenge and uncertainty in our precipitation forecast increase as the week progresses and the low traverses our southern States. Excessive rainfall is most probable over AZ and NM, attm, but the northerly extent poses a threat to our southern San Juan river basins. Current forecasts suggests 1 to 3 inches of rain over Monday morning through Wednesday. At face value, rivers and tributaries will see a bump up due to said moisture. However, localized heavier amounts could result in minor flooding across the southern San Juan foothills and communities further downstream.

Rivers have responded rapidly to recent rainfall due to saturated soils and increased runoff potential. Thus, prolonged periods of additional rainfall over these regions would trigger a similar response. The current precipitation forecast suggests larger peaks in several creeks and rivers than what has been observed over the previous 7 days. However, high end probabilistic rainfall amounts (i.e. above 90th percentile) may lead to rivers exceeding action stage to minor flooding. Most probable basins to see significant rises include; the Rio Blanco, San Juan, Piedra, Los Pinos/Vallecito Creek, and the Animas River Basins.

Convective storms and periods of heavy rainfall fed from said tropical moisture could result in localized flooding impacts across the CWA, however, confidence decreases rapidly north of the San Juans. Please continue to monitor the forecast as these systems evolve. Especially for those who reside and/or plan to recreate in the southwest quadrant of the forecast area.

GJT Watches / Warnings / Advisories

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

The outlooks beyond

SPC, WPC, CPC and the Drought Monitor, read at this point

The national centers each publish a judgment the local grid does not carry. Read here at this exact coordinate.

Severe weather

  1. Day 1 · Sat Sep 26No risk area
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27No risk area
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 28General Thunderstorms Risk
  4. Day 4 · Tue Sep 29No risk area
  5. Day 5 · Wed Sep 30No risk area
  6. Day 6 · Thu Oct 1No risk area
  7. Day 7 · Fri Oct 2No risk area
  8. Day 8 · Sat Oct 3No risk area

Rainfall

  1. Day 1 · Sat Sep 26Under 0.01 in
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 270.75 in
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 281.00 in
  4. Day 4-5 · Sep 29–Sep 300.25 in
  5. Day 6-7 · Oct 1–Oct 2Under 0.01 in

The rainfall forecast on the map, days 1 to 7

Flash flood risk

  1. Day 1 · Sat Sep 26Below marginal
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27Below marginal
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 28Moderate
  4. Day 4 · Tue Sep 29Marginal
  5. Day 5 · Wed Sep 30Below marginal

Six to fourteen days

  1. Days 6–10 · Temperature60% chance above normalOct 2–Oct 6
  2. Days 6–10 · PrecipitationNear normal most likelyOct 2–Oct 6
  3. Days 8–14 · Temperature70% chance above normalOct 4–Oct 10
  4. Days 8–14 · Precipitation33% chance below normalOct 4–Oct 10

Hazards, 3 to 14 days

  1. Sep 29–Oct 3Severe Drought

Drought

  1. Drought Monitor, map of Sep 22D2 Severe drought
  2. Outlook for Sep 2026Drought remains but improves

Drought in this county: the map, the record since 2000 and the outlook

Frost and climate

NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Betatakin

The last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around May 7 and the first fall freeze around October 15: a growing season of about 159 days.

One fall in ten brings a freeze by September 30; one spring in ten still has one after May 26.

Climate of 37.03, -110.87: normals, records and every month

Everything else on the grid

NWS forecast grid · 25 elements

The forecast office edits about sixty fields for every cell of its grid. The common ones are above; these are the rest, as the daily extreme, for anyone who needs the mixing height, the fire danger or the swell.

ElementSatSunMonTueWedThuFriSat
Wet bulb globe temperature max54°51°45°43°48°51°51°52°
Wind chill min42°45°35°31°38°39°39°41°
Chance of thunder max1%5%22%38%13%1%1%2%
Snow level min12,100 ft12,200 ft12,100 ft11,200 ft11,500 ft11,500 ft11,700 ft11,700 ft
Cloud ceiling min-100 ft-100 ft4,100 ft
Visibility min10 mi10 mi6 mi
Mixing height max8,000 ft8,000 ft2,300 ft2,600 ft3,300 ft3,600 ft3,500 ft3,000 ft
Transport wind max15 mph23 mph23 mph14 mph12 mph10 mph12 mph13 mph

Against the record

NOAA GHCN · Halls Crossing (U96) · 32 mi away

Each forecast day against the same calendar date at the nearest long-record station: the 1991 to 2020 normal, and the record high and low with the year they were set.

DayForecastNormalRecord highRecord low
Sat Sep 2660° / 47°85° / 55°95° (2020)44° (2017)
Sun Sep 2759° / 47°86° / 56°96° (2020)44° (1970)
Mon Sep 2848° / 42° would break the record85° / 55°97° (2024)44° (2024)
Tue Sep 2943° / 41° would break the record84° / 54°97° (2024)45° (2013)
Wed Sep 3050° / 42° would break the record83° / 55°95° (2024)44° (1999)
Thu Oct 155° / 43° would tie the record84° / 55°96° (2024)43° (1975)
Fri Oct 256° / 44°83° / 53°97° (2024)39° (2009)
Sat Oct 357° / 44°81° / 53°94° (2024)40° (2009)

Sun and moon

DayCivil twilightSunriseSunsetCivil twilightDaylightMoon
Sat6:49 AM7:15 AM7:14 PM7:40 PM11 h 59 min Full moon · 100% lit
Sun6:50 AM7:16 AM7:13 PM7:38 PM11 h 57 min Waning gibbous · 99% lit
Mon6:51 AM7:16 AM7:11 PM7:37 PM11 h 55 min Waning gibbous · 95% lit
Tue6:51 AM7:17 AM7:10 PM7:35 PM11 h 53 min Waning gibbous · 89% lit
Wed6:52 AM7:18 AM7:08 PM7:34 PM11 h 50 min Waning gibbous · 82% lit
Thu6:53 AM7:19 AM7:07 PM7:32 PM11 h 48 min Waning gibbous · 73% lit
Fri6:54 AM7:20 AM7:05 PM7:31 PM11 h 45 min Waning gibbous · 63% lit
Sat6:55 AM7:21 AM7:04 PM7:29 PM11 h 43 min Last quarter · 53% lit

Forecast from the National Weather Service forecast grid at api.weather.gov, updated by the local office through the day; the written periods and hourly digest are the NWS’s own. Outlooks from the Storm Prediction Center, the Weather Prediction Center and the Climate Prediction Center via NOAA’s map services. Records and normals from NOAA’s Global Historical Climatology Network. Sun and moon computed here. Place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

What is here

Seven days
The high, the low, the chance and amount of rain and snow, the wind and the forecaster’s words for each day and night, from the National Weather Service grid for the exact cell your town sits in.
Hour by hour
Temperature, what it feels like, dew point, humidity, chance and amount of precipitation, wind and gusts, sky cover, the chance of thunder, pressure, visibility and ceiling, as a chart and as a table, with nights shaded.
Everything else on the grid
The office edits about sixty fields for every cell. The ones the mainstream forecast pages leave out are here as a daily table: HeatRisk, wet bulb globe temperature, lightning activity, mixing height, transport wind, the fire weather indices, and at the coast the waves and swell.
The discussion
The Area Forecast Discussion the forecaster wrote to explain the forecast, in their own words, with the specialist annexes folded away. Also the office’s hazardous weather outlook.
Beyond the week
The Storm Prediction Center’s severe weather category for each of the next eight days, the Weather Prediction Center’s rainfall forecast to day seven and its winter storm severity, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for days six to fourteen, all read at your coordinate.
Against the record
Each forecast day beside the same date at the nearest long-record station: the thirty-year normal and the record high and low with their years, so a forecast high that would break a record says so.
The next 90 days
The forecast as far as the grid, the National Blend and the global models reach, and the calendar after that: the normal and the record for every date, with the Climate Prediction Center’s lean for the weeks, the month and the season drawn over them. No made-up highs for a date three months out.

Common questions

Where does this forecast come from?

From the National Weather Service forecast grid published at api.weather.gov, the same grid the local forecast office edits through the day and the source of every forecast on weather.gov. The written periods, the hourly digest and the forecaster’s discussion are the NWS’s own products, shown as issued. Nothing here is a blend a website made.

How far ahead does it go?

The grid runs seven days ahead, hour by hour for the first days and in three to six hour steps after that. The National Blend of Models carries the days to eleven and the global models to sixteen. Beyond that the page carries the national centers’ outlooks, severe weather to day eight, rainfall to day seven, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for the coming weeks, month and season, over a ninety-day calendar of the normal and the record for each date. No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one.

Why is this different from the app on my phone?

Most forecast apps show a blend of models chosen by the company that makes the app. This page shows the forecast the local National Weather Service office issues, edited by the forecasters who will also issue the warnings, and it shows all of it rather than the six numbers that fit on a phone. The discussion explains the reasoning, which no app carries.

What is a place’s address here?

Every town has its own page, such as /forecast/us/oklahoma/oklahoma-city/, and every day at a town has one too. A ZIP code typed into the search goes to the town it belongs to. Any coordinate at all can be looked up, and the page names the nearest town.

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