FXUS65 KGJT 070521

AFDGJT



Area Forecast Discussion

National Weather Service Grand Junction CO

1121 PM MDT Wed May 6 2026



.KEY MESSAGES...



- Freeze Warnings in place for most of the valleys across

  western Colorado, ending Thursday morning.



- Warmer, drier conditions return to the region. Temperatures 

  surge well above normal Friday and beyond.



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.DISCUSSION...

Issued at 937 PM MDT Wed May 6 2026



CHILLY NIGHT, WARMING UP TOMORROW: 



Tonight, skies will clear and cool conditions will settle 

across the region below a fresh snowpack. Dry, northwest flow 

will continue Thursday, with temperatures returning to near 

normal under clear skies. A weak clipper system works across the

Elkheads and Park Range Thursday afternoon. Snow and rain 

impacts are expected to be near nil. 



HERE COMES THE HEAT: 



High pressure slides into the driver seat Friday and temperatures

surge upward in excess of 10 degrees above average. As high 

pressure continues to amplify across the West this weekend and

beyond, afternoon highs will likely surpass 20 degrees above 

normal. In fact, NBM highs on Monday and Tuesday are currently 

surpassing the records of 90 and 92, respectively, at KGJT. 



Sensible weather will be hard to come by during this stretch

with broad subsidence under high pressure, but we will continue

to monitor for subtle disturbances moving through the upper-

level flow.



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.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY/...

Issued at 1120 PM MDT Wed May 6 2026



Mostly clear skies will prevail through 12z, with high clouds

filling in across northeast Utah and northwest Colorado between

12z and 18z tomorrow. Ceilings lower after 18z as midlevel

clouds fill in. Winds will be light and terrain driven through

18z, then will become westerly with gusts to around 20 knots.

VFR conditions will prevail, and ceilings will remain above

breakpoints. 



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.GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...



CO...Freeze Warning until 9 AM MDT Thursday for COZ001-002-007-008-

     011-020>023.

UT...None.



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DISCUSSION...KAA

AVIATION...TGJT