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Spot Forecast for Babylon Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
442 PM MDT Fri Aug 14 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1800 MDT on August 14.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Isolated to scattered showers and storms will
continue through this evening with erratic gusty outflow winds
30-40 mph possible and brief light to moderate rain. Storms should
subside overnight with drier air and a downturn expected for this
weekend. While it will be drier, isolated storms cannot be
completely ruled out as some moisture will still remain but the
chance of wetting rain will be much lower at less than 5%.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
CWR.................10 percent.
Min temperature.....54-59.
Max humidity........64-69 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 8 to 12 mph with gusts to 20 mph
                    early this evening, shifting to the southwest
                    5 mph overnight. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the evening.
Smoke dispersal.....Good decreasing to poor (3000 knot-ft)
                    overnight.
Mixing height.......6400 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Southwest 11 mph.
Chance of thunder...15 percent.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....76-81.
Min humidity........32-37 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 8 to 12 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to good in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL increasing to 8800 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon by peak heating in the mid afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....57-62.
Max humidity........48-53 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair decreasing to poor (4000 knot-ft)
                    overnight.
Mixing height.......8200 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....78-83.
Min humidity........31-36 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 mph until 1000, shifting to
                    the southwest 8 to 12 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to good in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......7500 ft AGL increasing to 10500 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon by peak heating.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 mph shifting to the southwest in
                    the afternoon.
Chance of thunder...10 percent.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Southwest winds 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southwest winds 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
West winds 10 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Matt Aleksa
Requested by...Emily Owens
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619706.0/GJT
.DELDT 08/14/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL 2026.babylon@firenet.gov,emily.owens@usda.gov,anthony_collins@firenet.gov,victoria_payne@firenet.gov,april.groover@usda.gov