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FXUS65 KGJT 281126
AFDGJT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
526 AM MDT TUE APR 28 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING, MAINLY AT PASS LEVEL IN THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.
- UNSETTLED CONDITIONS PAUSE BRIEFLY MID-WEEK, BUT ANOTHER
STRONGER SYSTEM WORKS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST WITH POTENTIAL
IMPACTS LATE WEEK.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1024 PM MDT MON APR 27 2026
CONTINUED UNSETTLED WEATHER:
THE TRAIN OF SHORTWAVE TROUGHS PERSISTS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK,
CONTINUING THE PATTERN OF UNSETTLED WEATHER ACROSS THE WEST
SLOPE. PWAT'S HAVE STEADILY DECREASED OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS
ACCORDING TO GJT SOUNDINGS THOUGH, AND ENSEMBLES ARE CONFIDENT
IN THE LACK OF ADDITIONAL MOISTURE IN SPITE OF THE ARRIVAL OF
THESE SHORTWAVES. THIS IS REDUCING POP'S THROUGH TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY, THOUGH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL
BE POSSIBLE, PRIMARILY ANCHORED TO THE HIGH TERRAIN ACROSS NORTH
AND CENTRAL COLORADO. PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL LOOKS MORE
FAVORABLE ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS UPPER-LEVEL DYNAMICS BECOME
MORE FAVORABLE UNDERNEATH THE NEXT PASSING SHORTWAVE. WHILE
MOISTURE WILL STILL MOSTLY RESIDE EAST OF THE ROCKIES, WE COULD
SEE SOME SEEP WEST OF THE DIVIDE, WHICH WOULD FURTHER SUPPORT
STORM DEVELOPMENT, PARTICULARLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. TEMPERATURES
ARE LOOKING TO REMAIN RELATIVELY CONSISTENT THROUGH THE WEEK,
MEANING SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIMILAR TO WHAT WE SAW
THIS WEEKEND AT AROUND 8 TO 9 KFT. SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION
CANNOT BE RULED OUT IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATION PORTIONS OF
MOUNTAIN VALLEYS, BUT IN GENERAL, LOOK FOR THE BULK OF SNOWFALL
TO BE RESTRICTED TO ABOVE PASS LEVEL. AFTER NBM SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS FOR THIS STORM DROPPED EARLIER TODAY, THEY HAVE
RISEN ONCE AGAIN, SO IT'S CLEAR THAT THERE STILL REMAINS TOO
MUCH UNCERTAINTY TO SPECULATE ON EXACT SNOW TOTALS.
AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY/
ISSUED AT 523 AM MDT TUE APR 28 2026
SNOW AND LOW CLOUDS ARE IMPACTING THE MOUNTAIN AND HIGH VALLEY
TAF SITES OF COLORADO AS THE LAST PART OF THIS WAVE MOVES
THROUGH. SLOW IMPROVEMENT TO MVFR THEN ILS IS EXPECTED THIS
MORNING WITH MAINLY VFR IN PLACE THIS AFTERNOON WITH LOW
PROBABILITY OF ILS/MVFR DUE TO PASSING SHOWERS. OTHERWISE VFR
WILL HOLD AT THE REMAINING TAF SITES. GUSTY POST FRONTAL WINDS
CAN BE EXPECTED AT KGUC AND KDRO THIS AFTERNOON.
GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CO...FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING FOR COZ022-023.
UT...NONE.
DISCUSSION...TGJT
AVIATION...TGJT
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