FXUS65 KGJT 212350

AFDGJT



Area Forecast Discussion

National Weather Service Grand Junction CO

550 PM MDT Sat Mar 21 2026



.KEY MESSAGES...



- Hot and dry weather continues through the seven-day forecast

  with the chance to set daily high temperature records each

  afternoon.



- Hot, dry, and windy conditions will lead to critical weather

  concerns this afternoon in areas where fuels are deemed 

  critical.



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.DISCUSSION...

Issued at 1207 PM MDT Sat Mar 21 2026



RINSE AND REPEAT: Warm and Dry Conditions Continue



High pressure continues to drive the forecast for the week 

ahead as record-setting heat builds across the Desert Southwest.

While temperatures moderate some tomorrow, the reprieve will be

short lived. Afternoon highs are projected to remain 15 to 25 

degrees above normal with daily high temperature records 

continuing to be up for grabs through the forecast period. The 

March all-time high temperature record at the Grand Junction 

Airport, which currently sits at 85 (yesterday's high 

temperature), remains up for grabs as well. While PWATs aloft 

increase Sunday and beyond, measurable precipitation will be 

hard to come by in this hot and dry regime.



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.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY/...

Issued at 550 PM MDT Sat Mar 21 2026



Gusty winds will remain through the rest of the daylight hours

with gusts 25 to 40 mph at times. Winds will subside near dusk 

this evening with light terrain driven winds overnight. VFR

conditions will prevail under partly to mostly clear skies with

some scattered/broken high clouds streaming through. Winds on

Sunday afternoon will be breezy at times but overall much

lighter than today.



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.FIRE WEATHER...

Issued at 1149 AM MDT Sat Mar 21 2026



Hot, dry, and windy conditions will lead to critical weather 

conditions this afternoon where fuels are deemed critical 

(northwest Colorado). Wind gusts up to 40 mph will join forces 

with single-digit relative humidity values and unseasonably warm

temperatures. As such, Red Flag Warnings have been issued 

through 8 PM this evening. Elsewhere, fuels are not deemed 

critical, but burning could get out of hand on this hot, dry, 

and windy day.



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.GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...



CO...Red Flag Warning until 8 PM MDT this evening for COZ200>202.

UT...None.



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DISCUSSION...KAA

AVIATION...TGJT

FIRE WEATHER...TGJT