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FXUS65 KGJT 252337
AFDGJT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
437 PM MST SUN JAN 25 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- A QUICK SYSTEM WILL BRING 1 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW TO THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND SOME SURROUNDING VALLEYS.
- SOME GUSTY WINDS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN MAY BRING REDUCED
VISBILITIES OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES WHERE SNOW IS FALLING.
- DRY AND WARMING CONDITIONS RETURN NEXT WEEK.
SHORT TERM /THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/
ISSUED AT 1225 PM MST SUN JAN 25 2026
A SHORTWAVE IS CURRENTLY CLIPPING PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA.
THIS WAVE IS PROVIDING WEAK LIFT AND MOISTURE THAT HAS RESULTED IN
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. THESE SHOWERS WILL BE MORE COMMON IN THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SAN JUANS.
THE UPPER YAMPA AND COLORADO RIVER VALLEYS COULD SEE THESE SNOW
SHOWERS AS WELL. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1-5 INCHES ONCE
THE SHOWERS DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. THE WAVE HAS ALSO INCREASED THE
WINDS SPEEDS ALOFT, WHICH COULD IMPACT VISIBILITY IN THE HEAVIER
SHOWERS. SKIES CLEAR TONIGHT MAKING FOR ANOTHER RELATIVELY CHILLY
NIGHT ESPECIALLY THOSE FAVORED COLD POOLS. TOMORROW WILL BE SLIGHTLY
WARMER WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHTER WINDS.
LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
ISSUED AT 1225 PM MST SUN JAN 25 2026
RIDGING OVER THE WEST COAST WILL KEEP US IN NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT.
THIS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO GRADUALLY WARM UP THROUGH THE WEEK.
THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A FEW WAVES TO MOVE THROUGH THE FLOW, WHICH
WOULD BRING CHANCES FOR LIGHT SNOW MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE
TREND OF NO SIGNIFICANT SYSTEMS LATE IN THE PERIOD CONTINUES INTO
NEXT WEEKEND.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z TUESDAY/
ISSUED AT 437 PM MST SUN JAN 25 2026
IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS ARE STILL OCCURRING AT TIMES DUE TO
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS DROPPING CIGS AND VSBY BELOW ILS
BREAKPOINTS, PARTICULARLY AT KASE, KEGE AND KRIL AS A BAND OF
HEAVIER SNOW DROPS SOUTHWARD. MVFR CONDITIONS STILL POSSIBLE AT
TIMES AT KHDN, KTEX AND KGUC AS WELL DUE TO SNOW SHOWERS.
OTHERWISE, SCATTERED TO BROKEN CLOUD COVER IS PRESENT WITH VFR
CONDITIONS WHEN A SNOW SHOWER IS NOT PASSING OVERHEAD. WINDS
ALSO STILL REMAIN BREEZY WITH GUSTS IN THE 20S AND 30S AT
SEVERAL SITES BEHIND THIS SYSTEM. WINDS WILL LESSEN BY MIDNIGHT
BUT ENHANCED DRAINAGE WINDS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AT KHDN AND KGJT.
CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AFTER 06Z FOR MOST AREAS WITH
CLEARING SKIES OVERNIGHT AND A RETURN TO VFR CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY MONDAY WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND
LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS.
GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CO...NONE.
UT...NONE.
SHORT TERM...KJS
LONG TERM...KJS
AVIATION...TGJT
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