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FXUS65 KGJT 301203
AFDGJT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
603 AM MDT THU JUL 30 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS DRIER AIR MOVES IN.
- HOT AND PREDOMINATELY DRY CONDITIONS MOVE IN FOR THE WEEKEND
AND BEYOND.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1042 PM MDT WED JUL 29 2026
AFTER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS, DRY AIR FINALLY STARTS MOVING IN
BUT IT'LL TAKE A DAY OR TWO FOR RESIDUAL MOISTURE TO COMPLETELY
LEAVE THE AREA. THAT MEANS WE'LL SEE SOME CONVECTION BUT IT
SHOULDN'T BE AS WIDESPREAD OR AS STRONG AS WHAT WE'VE SEEN
RECENTLY. AS THE DRIER AIR MOVES IN, CONCERNS WILL SHIFT FROM
HEAVY RAIN TO GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS, POSSIBLY REACHING 50 MPH AT
TIMES.
HIGH PRESSURE THEN STARTS TO BUILD IN OVER UTAH FOR THE WEEKEND
BRINGING HOT AND MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS TO THE REGION.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN HOT, REACHING ABOUT 10 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL, BUT WITH LESS MOISTURE IT'LL FEEL LESS MUGGY AND MORE OF
A 'DRY HEAT'.
AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY/
ISSUED AT 546 AM MDT THU JUL 30 2026
LEFTOVER CLOUD DEBRIS CAN BE SEEN ALONG AND WEST OF THE DIVIDE
THIS MORNING, MOSTLY NORTH OF I-70. VFR CONDITIONS WILL BE
DOMINANT ACROSS EASTERN UT AND WESTERN CO THIS MORNING. SOME
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON ON THE MOUNTAINS. CONFIDENCE IN COVERAGE IS PRETTY LOW
AT THIS POINT, BUT VALLEY AIRFIELDS WILL LIKELY FACE SOME GUSTY
OUTFLOW WINDS AND BRIEF DOWNPOURS AT SOME POINT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AS THESE STORMS DECAY. DRIER CONDITIONS SET IN LATER
THURSDAY AND VFR CONDITIONS WILL CLOSE OUT THIS TAF PERIOD.
GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CO...NONE.
UT...NONE.
DISCUSSION...TGJT
AVIATION...TGJT
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