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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1124 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT FOR SOME
VALLEYS, AND POSSIBLY AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE HIGHER
VALLEYS.
- WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND.
- A FEW ROUNDS OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL FAVOR THE MOUNTAINS
THIS WEEK.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1116 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2026
A COUPLE MORE COOL NIGHTS:
ANOTHER FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
THROUGH 9 AM SUNDAY MORNING WITH VALLEY TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO
FALL BELOW 32 DEGREES IN SOME AREAS. MOST LOCATIONS WILL BE A
FEW DEGREES WARMER THAN LAST NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO
BUILD ACROSS THE REGION. AS A RESULT, A FEW FORECAST ZONES,
INCLUDING THE GRAND VALLEY, ARE NOT INCLUDED IN TONIGHT'S FREEZE
WARNING.
BY SUNDAY NIGHT, LOWS WILL RIGHT AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING
FOR MOST VALLEYS. WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON HOW TEMPERATURES PERFORM
TONIGHT TO DETERMINE IF ANY VALLEY FORECAST ZONES NEED A FREEZE
WARNING ON SUNDAY NIGHT, BUT WITH SUCH BORDERLINE TEMPERATURES
IN THE FORECAST, WE DECIDED TO HOLD OFF FOR NOW.
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE ON THE UP AND UP THIS WEEK
WITH HIGHS OF 5 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH FRIDAY.
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. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE AT AND ABOVE PASS LEVEL. EVERYONE ELSE WILL LIGHT RAIN
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FROM TIME TO TIME.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/
ISSUED AT 1116 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2026
VFR = CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. GENERALLY
LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED AS WELL, THOUGH AN OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUST
CAN'T BE RULED OUT THIS AFTERNOON.
GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CO...FREEZE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT SUNDAY FOR
COZ001-007-008-011-020>023.
FREEZE WATCH SUNDAY MORNING FOR COZ001-007-008-011-020>023.
UT...FREEZE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT SUNDAY FOR
UTZ024.
FREEZE WATCH SUNDAY MORNING FOR UTZ024.
DISCUSSION...TGJT
AVIATION...TGJT
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