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Not a Sentence We Write Often: A Hurricane Will Help Water Your Grand Junction Lawn
Grand Junction gets two more beautiful days of sunshine and low 80s before a weather system packing tropical moisture from Hurricane Rachel moves in Saturday, bringing heavy rain and storms through Sunday.
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Heavy rain prompts septic system concerns on the western slope
MONTROSE, Colo. (KKCO) — Heavy rain in recent weeks could affect septic systems for homeowners across the western slope. Water can run into drain fields and create problems for septic systems, officials said. “That can inundate the area that otherwise has to accept wastewater. It can be filled up...
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Rain on the way for this weekend
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - Rain will increase this weekend across Western Colorado, and it will fall into early next week. First, this week will end dry and unseasonably warm. Thursday’s Forecast. Thursday will be mainly sunny with a few passing clouds. We’ll warm from low-to-mid 70s at 7...
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Rain on the way for this weekend
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Rain will increase this weekend across Western Colorado, and it will fall into early next week. First, this week will end dry and unseasonably warm. Thursday’s Forecast. Thursday will be mainly sunny with a few passing clouds. We’ll warm from low-to-mid 70s at 7...
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Stray showers possible with unseasonably hot high temperatures
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Sun with clouds, mostly dry, & unseasonable warmth for this time of year with high temperatures averaging between 7 to 13 degrees above normal. Today, partly cloudy and mostly dry in the valleys with the exception of isolated mountain showers. Stray showers could make it into the valleys during the afternoon hours however most areas will stay dry. High temperatures ranging from mid 70s to mid 80s. Overnight to morning low temperatures ranging from mid 40s to high 50s.
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Showers possible through Wednesday, then bigger rain could arrive this weekend
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - This week will be unseasonably warm with mountain showers and mainly dry valleys. Tuesday will be partly cloudy to mostly sunny. A stray shower is possible, especially over the mountains. Valleys will mainly stay dry. We’ll warm from low-to-mid 50s at 7 AM to low-to-mid 70s at noon, then to low-to-mid 80s at 4 PM. High temperatures in the afternoon will be near 84 degrees around Grand Junction, 79 degrees around Montrose, 83 degrees around Delta, 79 degrees around Cortez, and 86 degrees around Moab. Low temperatures in the morning will be near 58 degrees around Grand Junction, 51 degrees around Montrose, 53 degrees around Delta, 48 degrees around Cortez, and 59 degrees around Moab.
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Mountain showers possible early this week
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - A weak disturbance can mean a few showers early this week, but the rain will focus on the mountains more than the valleys. Monday will be sunny with a few passing clouds, and we’ll be unseasonably warm. We’ll warm from low-to-mid 50s at 7 AM to low-to-mid 70s at noon, then to low-to-mid 80s at 4 PM. High temperatures in the afternoon will be near 84 around Grand Junction, 79 degrees around Montrose, 82 degrees around Delta, 78 degrees around Cortez, and 88 degrees around Moab. Low temperatures in the morning will be near 57 degrees around Grand Junction, 51 degrees around Montrose, 52 degrees around Delta, 48 degrees around Cortez, and 59 degrees around Moab.
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Unseasonable warmth to stick around the next few days
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Abundant sunshine the next few days, along with warmth that could get close to records. This evening will be mostly clear with temperatures in the mid to upper 70s around 7 PM, then mid to upper 60s around 10 PM. Sunday will be sunny with morning lows of about 56 degrees in Grand Junction, 49 degrees in Montrose, 50 degrees in Delta, 47 degrees in Cortez, and 59 degrees in Moab. Temperatures will increase to the low to mid 70s around noon. Afternoon highs will be about 84 degrees in Grand Junction, 79 degrees in Montrose, 83 degrees in Delta, 79 degrees in Cortez, and 89 degrees in Moab.
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Mountain showers possible early this week
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - A weak disturbance can mean a few showers early this week, but the rain will focus on the mountains more than the valleys. Monday will be sunny with a few passing clouds, and we’ll be unseasonably warm. We’ll warm from low-to-mid 50s at 7 AM to low-to-mid 70s at noon, then to low-to-mid 80s at 4 PM. High temperatures in the afternoon will be near 84 around Grand Junction, 79 degrees around Montrose, 82 degrees around Delta, 78 degrees around Cortez, and 88 degrees around Moab. Low temperatures in the morning will be near 57 degrees around Grand Junction, 51 degrees around Montrose, 52 degrees around Delta, 48 degrees around Cortez, and 59 degrees around Moab.
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Unseasonably warm high temperatures with sunny and dry conditions
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Sunny, dry, & unseasonable warmth for this time of year with high temperatures averaging between 6 to 13 degrees above normal. Today, sunny and mostly dry besides a few possible showers for areas around the Sangre de Cristo mountains not impacting the western slope. High temperatures ranging from high 60s to low 80s and possible low 80s. Overnight to morning low temperatures ranging from mid 40s to low 50s.
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Rain falls on Wednesday, then drier weather returns
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - We’ll get another wave of rain on Wednesday before drying begins on Thursday. A Flood Watch is in effect until 6 AM Wednesday for most areas south of Highway 50 in Southwest Colorado and Southeast Utah. Included are the Uncompahgre Plateau in southern Mesa County, western Montrose County, Montezuma, Dolores, Rio Blanco, Ouray, La Plata, and San Juan counties in Colorado and San Juan County, and southeast Grand County in Utah. Runoff from excessive rain on Monday and Tuesday can cause flooding and flash flooding. Burn areas from wildfires will be especially prone to flash flooding and debris flows. Small creeks and streams, even those that are dry, can also flood quickly, especially those that are fed by runoff from steep, rocky canyons.