Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
257 FNUS75 KGJT 280027 FWSGJT Spot Forecast for Hilltop Fire- Division A...Grand Junction Interagency Dispatch Center National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 627 PM MDT Fri Jun 27 2025 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1800 MDT on June 27. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Conditions continue to be dry throughout tonight and tomorrow afternoon before a slight uptick in moisture is expected across the region on Sunday. Additionally, high temperatures are likely to increase tomorrow into the mid-90`s. Winds will be similar tomorrow with gusts of 20-25 mph possible in the afternoon, especially on hilltops. Lower elevations may see weaker winds. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent). Areas of smoke. CWR.................0 percent. Min temperature.....53-58. Max humidity........27-32 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 12-16 mph in the evening, decreasing to 5-10 mph by sunset. Winds shift to downvalley by 0400 MDT. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent decreasing to poor by sunset. Mixing height.......15100 ft AGL decreasing to 2500 ft AGL by sunset. Transport winds.....West 12 mph shifting to the south 8 mph overnight. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Areas of smoke. CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....92-97. Min humidity........5-10 percent. Wind (20 ft)........East winds 4-8 mph in the morning, increasing to west 10-15 mph by 1300 MDT. Gusts of 20-25 mph possible between 1200-1800 MDT. Smoke dispersal.....Poor increasing to excellent in the afternoon. Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL at sunrise increasing to 14000 ft AGL by noon, and 16700 ft AGL by 1500 MDT. Transport winds.....East 8 mph shifting to the west 13 mph by noon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). Areas of smoke. CWR.................0 percent. Min temperature.....53-58. Max humidity........38-43 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 8-12 mph, decreasing to downvalley 5-10 mph by midnight. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent decreasing to poor by sunset. Mixing height.......15200 ft AGL decreasing to 2500 ft AGL by sunset. Transport winds.....West 15 mph shifting to the northeast 10 mph overnight. Chance of thunder...0 percent. $$ Forecaster...Braeden Winters Requested by...Jacqueline Martinez Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2516815.0/GJT .DELDT 06/27/25 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL cogjc@firenet.gov