Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
326 AM MDT Sat Jul 12 2025

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Lower Yampa River Basin-Central Yampa River Basin-
Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus-Elkhead and Park Mountains-
Upper Yampa River Basin-Grand Valley-Debeque to Silt Corridor-
Central Colorado River Basin-Grand and Battlement Mesas-
Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys-
Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin-
West Elk and Sawatch Mountains-Flat Tops-Upper Gunnison River Valley-
Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide-Northwest San Juan Mountains-
Southwest San Juan Mountains-Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River-
Four Corners/Upper Dolores River-Animas River Basin-
San Juan River Basin-Southeast Utah-Eastern Uinta Mountains-
Eastern Uinta Basin-Tavaputs Plateau-Arches/Grand Flat-
La Sal and Abajo Mountains-Canyonlands/Natural Bridges-
326 AM MDT Sat Jul 12 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Colorado, southwest
Colorado, west central Colorado, east central Utah, northeast Utah
and southeast Utah.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Hot and dry conditions will persist. Terrain based showers and
thunderstorms along the Divide are possible this afternoon with dry
lightning and outflows winds up to 50 mph possible under collapsing
storms. Wildfire smoke will remain present across the southern half
of the CWA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Hot and dry conditions will continue into next week. Afternoon
showers and storms on terrain will remain in the forecast, becoming
more widespread early next week. Possible dry lightning and gusty
outflow winds will continue as a threat to safety.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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