Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then a slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows 35 to 45. West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 45 mph in the evening becoming light. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 55 to 65. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
... Red flag warning remains in effect until 8 PM MDT this evening for southwest Colorado fire zone 207 below 7000 feet elevation for gusty winds and low relative humidity... ... Fire Weather Watch in effect from Monday afternoon through Monday evening for southwest Colorado fire zone 207 below 7000 feet elevation for gusty winds and low relative humidity...
A red flag warning remains in effect until 8 PM MDT this evening for southwest Colorado fire zone 207 below 7000 feet for gusty winds and low humidity.
The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has also issued a Fire Weather Watch for Monday afternoon through Monday evening for this same area for gusty winds and low humidity.
Northwest wind gusts of 25 to 30 mph along with relative humidity of 10 to 15 percent are expected through evening. These will combine with dry fuels below 7000 feet elevation to create the potential for explosive fire growth this afternoon and early evening in the warning area.
On Monday... a strong cold front is expected to move across western Colorado and should be preceded by strong gusty winds and low humidity. Wind gusts of 35 to 40 mph and humidity below 15 percent are possible Monday afternoon. Therefore... a Fire Weather Watch is in effect from Monday afternoon through Monday evening.
A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now... or will shortly.
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag warnings.
