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COLORADO — A small, compact storm system is moving through southern Colorado during the day Wednesday and could linger into the very early morning hours of Thursday. If it follows the current forecast track, most of its impacts will stay south of Interstate 70. Rain showers are expected at lower elevations with snow higher up, and rain could change to wet snow in parts of southern Colorado late Wednesday night.
With hungry bears ranging farther for food in drought-stricken Colorado, a wildlife center near Silt is feeding 32 cubs ahead of winter. During Colorado’s hottest summer on record, creeks dried up on the Western Slope. Black bears looking for food and water moved downhill toward the Colorado River, where water was still flowing and Interstate 70 runs along the valley.
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Warming sun will shine across Western Colorado this weekend, but first, there are some Friday clouds. Friday will be partly to mostly cloudy in the morning with gradual clearing that sets up a sunny afternoon. We’ll warm from mid-to-upper 30s at 7 AM to upper 40s and lower 50s at noon, then to low-to-mid 50s at 4 PM. High temperatures in the afternoon will be near 57 degrees around Grand Junction, 54 degrees around Montrose, 56 degrees around Delta, 56 degrees around Cortez, and 59 degrees around Moab. Low temperatures in the morning will be near 40 degrees around Grand Junction, 36 degrees around Montrose, 37 degrees around Delta, 33 degrees around Cortez, and 42 degrees around Moab.
National Weather Service says isolated mountain snow showers remain possible Friday afternoon.
DELTA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) – Heavy rain over the weekend caused widespread flooding, high creek flows and road closures across Montrose and Delta counties on Monday morning. Authorities issued alerts urging residents to avoid flooded roadways and take protective actions if water impacts their homes. The high water follows...
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - Rain and mountain snow will fall Wednesday afternoon and evening across much of Western Colorado. Wednesday will start sunny, but we’ll cloud up quickly by around midday. Areas of rain and mountain snow will increase starting around midday. We’ll warm from mid-to-upper 30s at 7 AM to upper 40s and lower 50s at noon, then cool toward mid-to-upper 40s at 4 PM. High temperatures around midday to early afternoon will be near 52 degrees around Grand Junction, 53 degrees around Montrose, 54 degrees around Delta, 54 degrees around Cortez, and 51 degrees around Moab. Low temperatures in the morning will be near 37 degrees around Grand Junction, 31 degrees around Montrose, 32 degrees around Delta, 29 degrees around Cortez, and 38 degrees around Moab.
Grand Junction, CO – Western Colorado residents and mountain travelers face changing weather conditions Wednesday, Nov. 4, as a fast-moving storm system brings snow to higher elevations, rain to lower valleys and a rain-snow mix to some mountain communities.
Grand Junction sits in a bowl surrounded by mountains, and sometimes cold air gets trapped down here while warm air sits above it like a lid -- that's a temperature inversion.
"Particularly dangerous" flooding hits southwest Colorado for the second time in just over a week. For the second time in just over a week, heavy rain flooded parts of southwest Colorado on Sunday, the Durango Herald reported. The National Weather Service in Grand Junction called it "a particularly dangerous situation" in a flood warning that, as of Sunday night, was set to run until 4:15 p.m. Monday. La Plata County's sheriff temporarily closed all county roads Sunday afternoon, and by evening areas around Durango, Ignacio and Bayfield were under evacuation orders. Closer to home, provisional U.S. Geological Survey data show the San Miguel River's flow near Placerville more than tripled on Sunday. The state says anyone who needs shelter can call 2-1-1.
A week after a flood that set records on the Piedra and the San Juan, the U.S. Drought Monitor map released Thursday, October 29, shows Dolores, San Juan, Mineral and Rio Grande counties with no drought at all for the first time since January, and La Plata County drought-free for the first time since the end of 2024. Archuleta County had already cleared on the October 20 map. The same week, the National Weather Service in Grand Junction issued a hydrologic outlook for a second Pacific storm, an atmospheric river due Sunday and Monday, and warned that the ground it will fall on is still saturated.
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Rain and mountain snow will gradually diminish tonight and Monday. Weather Alert: Winter Storm Warning for the San Juans. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect until noon Monday for the San Juan Mountains above 10,000 feet. Snowfall of 12-18 inches is expected to disrupt travel along Highway 550 and Highway 160 and nearby areas. Wind gusts up to 45 mph can blow the snow and reduce visibility to dangerously low levels. This includes areas around Telluride, Silverton, Ouray, Wolf Creek Pass, Ophir, Sawpit, Lake City, and Red Mountain Pass.
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - Rain is likely on Sunday, and heavy snow will fall on the mountains. Weather Alert: Winter Storm Warning for the San Juans. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 6 AM Sunday until noon Monday for the San Juan Mountains above 10,000 feet. Snowfall of 12-18 inches is expected to disrupt travel along Highway 550 and Highway 160 and nearby areas. Wind gusts up to 45 mph can blow the snow and reduce visibility to dangerously low levels. This includes areas around Telluride, Silverton, Ouray, Wolf Creek Pass, Ophir, Sawpit, Lake City, and Red Mountain Pass.
Heavy rain and mountain snow likely starting Sunday
Big snow is moving into Colorado's mountains between now and early next week. Wolf Creek and the San Juans are in line for serious accumulation, which means ski season could be getting closer than you'd think.
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - Rain and mountain snow are growing increasingly likely for this weekend, but we’ll stay dry to end our week. Thursday will start sunny and become partly cloudy. We’ll warm from low-to-mid 40s at 7 AM to mid-to-upper 50s at noon, then to low-to-mid 60s at 4 PM. High temperatures in the afternoon will be near 65 degrees around Grand Junction, 64 degrees around Montrose, 65 degrees around Delta, 64 degrees around Cortez, and 65 degrees around Moab. Low temperatures in the morning will be near 42 degrees around Grand Junction, 36 degrees around Montrose, 37 degrees around Delta, 36 degrees around Cortez, and 45 degrees around Moab.
Weather going downhill over the weekend
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - We’ll stay dry for the rest of this week, then unsettled weather will bring rain and mountain snow to us this weekend. Wednesday will be sunny to mostly sunny. We’ll warm from low-to-mid 40s at 7 AM to mid-to-upper 50s at noon, then to lower 60s at 4 PM. High temperatures in the afternoon will be near 61 degrees around Grand Junction, 61 degrees around Montrose, 62 degrees around Delta, 61 degrees around Cortez, and 66 degrees around Moab. Low temperatures will be near 42 degrees around Grand Junction, 38 degrees around Montrose, 38 degrees around Delta, 35 degrees around Cortez, and 46 degrees around Moab.
The weather takes a downturn at the weekend
