Observed 1:45 PM MDT at KGJT

Loma, CO weather

Sunny and 63°17°, jacket by 7 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the west-northwest. Up to 10 mph17 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Air quality: 31Good; Main pollutant: Ozone

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 61°16° today at 3 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM
Low 40°4° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
Rain tomorrow night from 6 PM (70%, 0.61 in15 mm)

This afternoonNear 59°15° · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 41°5° by 4 AM · rain chance 10% · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · rain chance 30% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 60°16° by 2 PM · rain chance 40% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 44°7° by 4 AM · Rain all night (70%)
Sunday morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (40%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 1p	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	69%	4
Fri 2p	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	63%	51%	4
Fri 3p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	55%	17%	3
Fri 4p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	57%	11%	2
Fri 5p	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	56%	48%	1
Fri 6p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	57%	12%	1
Fri 7p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	67%	7%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	73%	6%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	79%	6%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	84%	2%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	88%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	94%	0%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	94%	2%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	41°5°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	25%	0
Sat 5a	Mostly clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	41°5°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	29%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	99%	79%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	38°3°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	99%	82%	0
Sat 8a	Showers	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	38°3°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	87%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	43°6°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	97%	86%	0
Sat 10a	Showers	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	48°9°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	86%	78%	2
Sat 11a	Showers	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	73%	87%	3
Sat 12p	Showers	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	65%	41%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	66%	79%	5
Sat 2p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	90%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	40%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	61%	95%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	40%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	63%	88%	3
Sat 5p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	40%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	82%	2
Sat 6p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	66%	90%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	77%	95%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	84%	97%	0
Sat 9p	Showers	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	50°10°	70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	89%	97%	0
Sat 10p	Showers	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	94%	95%	0
Sat 11p	Showers	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	99%	65%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	98%	87%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	71%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	46°8°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	66%	0
Sun 3a	Rain	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	75%	0
Sun 4a	Rain	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	59%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	52%	0
Sun 6a	Showers	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	53%	0
Sun 7a	Showers	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	43°6°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	43%	0
Sun 8a	Showers	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	98%	38%	0
Sun 9a	Showers	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	46°8°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	100%	36%	1
Sun 10a	Showers	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	48°9°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	95%	32%	2
Sun 11a	Showers	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	51°11°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	85%	32%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	54°12°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	76%	19%	4

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 23. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 40°4°. Typical 63°17° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North northwest wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 62°17°).
High, likely
60°16°–62°17°
Low, likely
40°4°–49°9°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 36°2°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Showers. High 62°17°, low 42°6°. Typical 63°17° / 36°2°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 60°16°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 52°11°
  70% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 44°7°
  70% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
39°4°–45°7°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 36°2°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 58°14°, low 39°4°. Typical 62°17° / 36°2°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 44°7°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  60% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 51°10°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 44°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Low, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 59°15°, low 38°3°. Typical 62°17° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
38°3°–45°7°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 35°2°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 61°16°, low 37°3°. Typical 62°17° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–65°18°
Low, likely
37°3°–47°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 35°2°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 60°16°, low 38°3°. Typical 61°16° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–64°18°
Low, likely
37°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 34°1°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 61°16°, low 40°4°. Typical 61°16° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–67°19°
Low, likely
36°2°–47°8°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 34°1°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 45°7°. Typical 60°16° / 34°1°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°11°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–67°19°
Low, likely
37°3°–52°11°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 34°1°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 59°15°, low 45°7°. Typical 60°16° / 33°1°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
53°12°–63°17°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 33°1°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 53°12°, low 45°7°. Typical 59°15° / 33°1°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
45°7°–57°14°
Low, likely
39°4°–50°10°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 33°1°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 62°, low 40°.
Tomorrow
38% chance of rain, high 62°, low 42°.
Sunday
Dry, high 58°, low 39°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 53–61°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (GJT) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Colorado River near State Line

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.6 ft
Flow: 7,330 cfs

Forecast peak 6.3 ft Sat 1 AM

Reading from Fri 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Gunnison River near Grand Junction

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.0 ft
Flow: 5,100 cfs

Forecast peak 6.6 ft Fri 7 PM

Reading from Fri 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Colorado River at Fruita, CO

5.7 mi

Level: 10.8 ft

Reading from Fri 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Colorado River above Gunnison River

18 mi

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: 2,390 cfs

Reading from Fri 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 74% less heating than a typical week.

This week 30Typical 115

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 22
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 7 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–4:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Grand Junction Walker Field · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−1°SatOct 17
+2°+1°SunOct 18
+3°+2°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+5°+3°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Loma weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 52 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 27 min less
Golden hour: 5:48–6:41 PM; Morning 7:16–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 6:41–6:52 PM; Morning 7:06–7:16 AM; first light 7:06 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:52 PM–5 AM, but the moon is 95% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

93% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:44 AM · rises 4:57 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Loma. The highest point on the skyline is about 11,400 ft, 91 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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