Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
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Spot Forecast for Babylon...USFS
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
849 PM MDT Sun Aug 23 2026
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1800 MDT on August 23.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms remain
a threat Monday afternoon and into the coming workweek, favoring the
higher terrain. Heavy rain, flash flooding, and debris flows will are
possible, though the probabilities are low (less than 20%). Gusty
outflow winds and frequent lightning will also be a threat with any
storms. Minimum humidities remain above 15% through the period, with
very light, terrain driven winds.
.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................20 percent.
Max temperature.....80-85.
Min humidity........21-26 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope/downvalley winds 3-5 mph becoming
upslope/upvalley winds 4-8 mph by 1100. Gusty and
erratic winds expected near thunderstorms.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (2000-33000 knot-ft) increasing to fair by
1200.
Transport winds.....West 10 mph.
Clearing Index......50 increasing to 840 by 1300.
Chance of thunder...30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent) then becoming
mostly clear (20-30 percent) after 2400.
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....60-65.
Max humidity........40-45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 3-5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair decreasing to poor (2000-6000 knot-ft)
by 2000.
Transport winds.....North 11 mph.
Clearing Index......540 decreasing to 50 by 2100.
Chance of thunder...5 percent.
.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent) then becoming partly
sunny (45-55 percent) after 1200. Chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
Max temperature.....80-85.
Min humidity........18-23 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 3-5 mph shifting to the southwest by
by 1000, then shifting to the northwest by 1500.
Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms
in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (2000-30000 knot-ft) increasing to good by
1200, then decreasing to fair after 1300.
Transport winds.....South 5 mph shifting to the west 10 mph in the
afternoon.
Clearing Index......50 increasing to 620 by 1300.
Chance of thunder...30 percent.
$$
Forecaster...Brianna Bealo
Requested by...Tim Spurr
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620127.3/GJT
.DELDT 08/23/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL april.groover@usda.gov,timothy.spurr@usda.gov