Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.
Forecast for Grand Canyon Country
Updated: 2:36 PM MST on May 9, 2008
Tonight
Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows around 36 on the North Rim to around 51 along the Colorado River. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph in the evening becoming light.
Saturday
Mostly sunny. Highs around 61 on the North Rim to around 87 along the Colorado River. Light winds.
Partly cloudy with a 10 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 37 on the North Rim to around 56 along the Colorado River. Highs 55 to 65 on the North Rim to 82 to 92 along the Colorado River.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy with a 10 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 30 on the North Rim to around 39 along the Colorado River.
Wednesday
Warmer. Partly cloudy. Highs around 64 on the North Rim to around 90 along the Colorado River.
Wednesday Night through Friday
Mostly clear. Lows around 36 on the North Rim to 45 to 50 along the Colorado River. Highs around 65 on the North Rim to around 91 along the Colorado River.
... Red flag warning remains in effect until 8 PM MST this evening for elevations below 6500 feet due to strong winds and low relative humidities...
A red flag warning remains in effect until 8 PM MST this evening.
Ahead of an approaching system... winds have picked up this morning. By late morning to early afternoon... expect southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Additionally... relative humidity values will fall below 15 percent by late morning for most locations below 6500 feet... combining with the winds to create red flag conditions.
A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now... or will during the warning period. A combination of strong winds and low relative humidities will create explosive fire growth potential.
Please notify field crews of this red flag warning.
