Strong moisture transport flowed through the Intermountain West around a deep upper-level trough in late January, bringing widespread precipitation to eastern Utah. While much of the region continued to be impacted by active weather through the night and morning, drying mid-levels cleared skies over portions of the Utah Grand Flat and Four Corners.
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The episode as NWS GJT wrote it up.
Strong moisture transport flowed through the Intermountain West around a deep upper-level trough in late January, bringing widespread precipitation to eastern Utah. While much of the region continued to be impacted by active weather through the night and morning, drying mid-levels cleared skies over portions of the Utah Grand Flat and Four Corners. Mist and fog lowered visibility for much of the night as a result, with dense fog briefly developing coinciding with the clearest skies and strongest radiational cooling.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Grand Junction, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 23, 4:43 PM MST, 8 hours 17 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 215 AM MST Fri Jan 23 2026 COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-241200- 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- 215 AM MST Fri Jan 23 2026 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. Snow is expected later this afternoon and will continue overnight as a cold front and associated upper level trough move through the area. Winter Weather Advisories are in effect for 6 to 12 inches of snow for the La Sals and Abajos in Utah and most of the Colorado mountains. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Snow continues Saturday though coverage and rates will diminish. By late Saturday night/early Sunday morning, snow will come to an end. Dry conditions return for the next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected today or tonight, however spotters are encouraged to report snowfall amounts to the National Weather Service in Grand Junction.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Localized dense fog developed within the Utah Grand Flat on the morning of January 24. The KCNY ASOS at the Canyonlands Regional Airport reported about one hour of 1/4-mile visibility from dense fog after midnight. No reports of injuries, damages, or fatalities were received.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Utah in 2026Every state in 2026This day in weather historyWarnings in Utah, January 2026
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1310259.