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FXUS65 KGJT 261722
AFDGJT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1022 AM MST MON JAN 26 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- CLEAR SKIES AND STRONG RADIATIONAL COOLING WILL CONTINUE TO
CAUSE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE MORNING.
- DRY CONDITIONS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES RETURN THIS WEEK.
SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/
ISSUED AT 245 AM MST MON JAN 26 2026
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THAT THE TROUGH AND A VERY LIMITED
AMOUNT OF ASSOCIATED MOISTURE THAT BROUGHT LIGHT MOUNTAIN
SNOWFALL TODAY HAS MOVED TO OUR SOUTHEAST. THUS, SNOWFALL HAS
ENDED, AND SKIES HAVE CLEARED. THE LACK OF CLOUD COVER IS
LEADING TO EFFICIENT NIGHTTIME RADIATIONAL COOLING, AND
CONSEQUENTLY, VERY COLD LOW TEMPERATURES EARLY THIS MORNING,
ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH ELEVATION VALLEYS. COVERAGE OF CLOUDS
WILL BE GREATER TONIGHT, SO TEMPERATURES TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY
MORNING SHOULD BE GREATER. A GRADUAL WARMING OF HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE WEEK, BEGINNING TODAY.
LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/
ISSUED AT 245 AM MST MON JAN 26 2026
HEIGHT RISES TUESDAY NIGHT INDICATE A RIDGE AXIS BUILDING IN WHICH
WILL BRING A RETURN TO SUNNY SKIES AND WARMER TEMPERATURES. THE NICE
WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT UNTIL A WEAK WAVE
DROPS DOWN FROM WYOMING. INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND A STRAY FLURRY
OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ARE WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING AT
THE MOMENT. WE'LL STAY UNDER THIS NORTHWESTERLY FLOW AS FEW MORE
WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO JUST CLIP OUR AREA. THE STRONGEST WAVE APPEARS
TO MOVE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND MAY BRING SOME MINIMAL
ACCUMULATIONS TO THE PARK RANGE. ELSEWHERE, PARTLY TO CLOUDY SKIES
WILL BE THE RULE AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE THEIR WARMUP. LOOKING
AHEAD TO THE WEEKEND, PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED WITH TEMPS
REMAINING ABOVE LATE JANUARY SEASONAL VALUES.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY/
ISSUED AT 1021 AM MST MON JAN 26 2026
CLEAR SKIES AND DRAINAGE WINDS WILL START THE FORECAST WITH
WINDS TURNING LIGHT/OR WEAKER UPVALLEY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
INCREASING MOISTURE IN THE FORM OF HIGH CLOUDS MOVES IN THIS
EVENING WHICH COULD CREATE SOME LIGHT FLURRIES AND TERRAIN
OBSCURATION OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY. THIS MOISTURE COULD LEAD TO
SOME LIGHT FOG OVER THE COLDER VALLEYS/BASINS BUT CONFIDENCE IS
TOO LOW TO PUT IN THE TAFS ATTM.
GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CO...NONE.
UT...NONE.
SHORT TERM...GF
LONG TERM...TGR
AVIATION...TGJT
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