Purgatory, Colorado

... Winter Storm Watch in effect from Saturday morning through
Sunday evening...

The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a
Winter Storm Watch... which is in effect from Saturday morning
through Sunday evening.

The first in a series of winter storms will bring a mix of
precipitation and light snowfall accumulations to The Four Corners
valley locations Friday. After a break... the snow will begin again
Saturday afternoon and increase late Saturday into Sunday. The
snow will continue through late Sunday. Expect total snow from
this event to range from 4 to 8 inches.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Winter Storm Watch means there is a potential for significant
snow accumulations and... or blowing snow that may impact travel.
Continue to monitor the latest forecasts.

... Another strong winter storm to impact the region this weekend...

Another strong winter storm is expected begin impacting the region
Saturday afternoon... hard on the heels of the storm moving into the
area tonight. The current storm promises to bring significant
amounts of snowfall to mountain areas and favored valley locations
as well. This has prompted the issuance of winter storm warnings
for heavy snow in the Colorado mountains and portions of the
northwest plateau from tonight through Friday night. Accumulations
of a foot or more are possible by Saturday morning in the mountains
with 6 to 12 inches expected for lower elevations south and east
of Craig along with the plateaus of eastern Utah and western
Colorado.

The break between the first storm and the next will be from 6 to
12 hours for most locations... though the San Juan Mountains and
adjacent lower elevations to the south are unlikely to see any
break in snowfall. Therefore... the Winter Weather Advisory for the San
Juan Mountains has been upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning and has
been extended through Sunday evening. Additional snowfall from the
second winter storm to impact the region this weekend may range
from 8 to 14 inches across the mountains.

For the latest information on these storms monitor NOAA Weather
Radio or go to our website at weather.Gov/gjt.

... Record high temperature at Grand Junction today...

At 2:26 PM MST, the high temperature at the Grand Junction regional
Airport reached 68 degrees. This set a new record high for November
12, breaking the old record of 66, set in 1934.