065  
FNUS75 KGJT 142151  
FWSGJT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SAR RIO BLANCO...RIO BLANCO SHERIFFS OFFICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO  
351 PM MDT WED OCT 14 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 MDT ON OCTOBER 14.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS  
AFTERNOON/EVENING. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES REMAIN LOW AT THIS TIME,  
BUT CANNOT BE RULED OUT COMPLETELY. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN  
COOLING OFF TONIGHT TO AROUND 32F AFTER SUNSET, WITH APPARENT  
TEMPERATURES FEELING COOLER THAN THAT AT TIMES. ONCE THAT  
TEMPERATURE TRANSITION OCCURS, RAIN SHOWERS WILL LIKELY TRANSITION  
TO SNOW SHOWERS, WITH ACCUMULATIONS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 1 AND 2  
INCHES. WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN-DRIVEN THROUGH  
THIS TIME PERIOD.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS WITH  
POSSIBLE SNOW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.  
MIN HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...25 PERCENT.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...28.  
SURFACE WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN  
THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.  
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...10 PERCENT.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...30.  
SURFACE WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.  
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....1.0 TO 2.0 INCHES.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN  
THE MORNING.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43.  
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...25.  
SURFACE WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING  
NORTHEAST AROUND 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....TRACE TO 0.5 INCHES.  
 
 
FORECASTER...BROOKE SCHOLTENS  
REQUESTED BY...RIO BLANCO SHERIFFS OFFICE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR  
.TAG 2623800.0/GJT  
.DELDT 10/14/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SO@RBC.US,DISPATCH@RBC.US  
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