GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) – Today was cloudy on the western slope, but the sunshine returns for the weekend, along with warmer temperatures.
Weather Setup
Cloudy skies have been dominating the sky today along with some rain and snow in a few spots in the higher elevations. Out toward the Continental Divide and Front Range of Colorado, inches and even feet of snow continue to fall. The reason for this is the wind pattern is moving moisture into the area and uplift is provided by upslope flow. This results in precipitation, and it is falling as snow since it is cold enough. That will continue through the overnight before starting to see clearing Saturday morning. Until then, travel along I-70 on the Continental Divide and toward and past Denver will be dangerous. Some snow will try to make its way into some of our areas on the western slope. The higher elevations could see some snowfall during the overnight and the valley has a slight chance as well, although the higher elevations will be more favored. Cloudy skies with rain or snow on the western slope will turn to mostly sunny skies in the afternoon. The temperature will be warmer Saturday as well and continue the mostly sunny skies and warmer temperatures into Sunday. This is all because of an area of high pressure that will continue to move into our region.
Weekend Forecast
This weekend the western slope will see warmer temperatures and mostly sunny skies. Saturday morning clouds will turn to mostly sunny skies and see warming in the afternoon. Those mostly sunny skies will continue into Sunday with temperatures warmer than Saturday. Grand Junction Saturday will have a low temperature of about 30 degrees and a high temperature of about 51 degrees. Sunday will have a low temperature of about 31 degrees and a high temperature of about 56 degrees. Montrose Saturday will have a low temperature of about 26 degrees and a high temperature of about 45 degrees. Sunday will have a low temperature of about 24 degrees and a high temperature of about 52 degrees. Denver will see morning snow showers then clearing in the afternoon Saturday with a low temperature of about 29 degrees and a high temperature of about 38 degrees. Sunday will have mostly sunny skies with a low temperature of about 32 degrees and a high temperature of about 50 degrees.
Our Next 24 Hours
This evening will be cloudy, and those cloudy skies will stick around in the morning with slight rain or snow chances before turning to mostly sunny skies in the afternoon. Low temperatures in the morning will be about 30 degrees in Grand Junction, 26 degrees in Montrose, 27 degrees in Delta, 23 degrees in Cortez, and 31 degrees in Moab. High temperatures Saturday will be about 51 degrees in Grand Junction, 45 degrees in Montrose, 49 degrees in Delta, 49 degrees in Cortez, and 54 degrees in Moab.
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