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FXUS65 KGJT 052358
AFDGJT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
558 PM MDT SUN APR 5 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT FOR THE HIGH
ELEVATION VALLEYS.
- 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 1048 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2026
TONIGHT
TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN MODERATING FOR SEVERAL DAYS THEREFORE THE
LOWS ARE GETTING WARMER EACH NIGHT. MANY LOCATIONS THAT WERE
UNDER THE FREEZE WARNING THIS MORNING WILL BE CLOSE TO FREEZING
OR ABOVE FREEZING TONIGHT. GIVEN THE BORDERLINE TEMPERATURES
AND THE CHANCES OF A HARD FREEZE DECREASING DECIDED NOT TO HAVE
ANY FREEZE WARNINGS IN EFFECT. JUST KNOW THAT VALLEYS AROUND
6-7 KFT OR HIGHER MAY DIP BELOW 32 DEGREES FOR A SHORT PERIOD.
LOOKING AHEAD:
THROUGHOUT THE WORK WEEK, WE WILL RECEIVE MODEST PULSES OF
MOISTURE THAT WILL PROMPT A FEW ROUNDS OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION
FAVORING THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE FIRST SUCH SHORTWAVE SKIRTS
THE FOUR CORNERS MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY, WHICH WILL BRING
SHOWERS TO THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND PERHAPS THE
SURROUNDING VALLEYS. A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE WELL TO OUR NORTH
WILL CLIP THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS MID WEEK. EACH WAVE HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY AT AND ABOVE
8-9 KFT. EVERYONE ELSE WILL SEE LIGHT RAIN AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS FROM TIME TO TIME WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCES ON
TUESDAY. THESE SHORTWAVES DON'T APPEAR TO IMPACT TEMPERATURES
MUCH AS HIGHS CONTINUE TO WARM TO AROUND 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
ON AVERAGE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK UNDER A GENERAL WEST TO
SOUTHWEST FLOW.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z TUESDAY/
ISSUED AT 544 PM MDT SUN APR 5 2026
VFR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD.
WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE IN SPEED INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS, WITH
PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE AND INCREASED CLOUD COVERAGE.
AN IMPENDING STORM SYSTEM COULD BRING LOWERED CEILINGS AND A
CHANCE (50%) FOR PRECIPITATION TO KTEX.
GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CO...NONE.
UT...NONE.
DISCUSSION...TGJT
AVIATION...TGJT
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