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Spot Forecast for Gold Mountain...USFS
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
414 AM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on September 18.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Monsoon moisture will linger over the area keeping a
chances of precipitation in the forecast today. A system passing
through the Rockies over the weekend will flush this moisture
eastward bringing in drier conditions. A downturn the precipitation
coverage on Saturday is expected with Sunday looking mainly dry.
Upper winds from the Southwest will be turning more northerly behind
the passage of the system on Sunday.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers and thunderstorms in the morning,
                    becoming likely this afternoon.
CWR.................40 percent.
Max temperature.....58-63.
Min humidity........60-65 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 7 to 12 mph shifting to the
                    Southwest in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms.
Smoke dispersal.....Good this afternoon.
Mixing height.......5600 ft AGL this afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 13 mph.
Chance of thunder...40 percent.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly to partly cloudy (40-70 percent).
                    Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
CWR.................10 percent.
Min temperature.....39-44.
Max humidity........92-97 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 10 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (7000-20000 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......2200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 14 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Slight chance
                    of showers in the morning then a chance
                    of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
Max temperature.....56-61.
Min humidity........47-52 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph becoming West in
                    the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 9200 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 22 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.

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Forecaster...Dennis Phillips
Requested by...Dalton Carver IC4(t)
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2621464.9/GJT
.DELDT 09/18/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL dalton.carver@usda.gov