Gunnison River near Grand Junction
5.4 mi- Level
- 5.0 ft
- Flow
- 3,650 cfs
Forecast peak 5.8 ft Sat 9 AM
Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 9:35 AM MDT at KGJT
Mostly cloudy and 54°12°, rain ~3–11 PM (92%).
Today: low 44°7° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°), high 61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°).
Now 54°12°
Mostly cloudy
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9a | Mostly sunny | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 45°7° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 75% | 52% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 68% | 66% | 2 |
| Sat 11a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 60% | 80% | 3 |
| Sat 12p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 56°13° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 59% | 91% | 4 |
| Sat 1p | Drizzle | 57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 60% | 94% | 3 |
| Sat 2p | Drizzle | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 55% | 86% | 3 |
| Sat 3p | Drizzle | 58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 57% | 88% | 1 |
| Sat 4p | Sunny | 58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°) | 58°14° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 58% | 58% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Drizzle | 57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 61% | 97% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Rain | 56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 90%, 0.13 in3.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 64% | 88% | 1 |
| Sat 7p | Rain | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 80%, 0.13 in3.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 71% | 91% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Rain | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 80%, 0.13 in3.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 76% | 95% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Rain | 51°11° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 70%, 0.13 in3.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 78% | 96% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Showers | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°) | 46°8° | 50%, 0.13 in3.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 80% | 94% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Showers | 49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 50%, 0.13 in3.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 81% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 45°7° | 30%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 81% | 50% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Rain | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 45°7° | 40%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 82% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 30%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 82% | 82% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 50%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 84% | 66% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Showers | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 42°6° | 50%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 85% | 64% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Showers | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 42°6° | 30%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 85% | 71% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Showers | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 84% | 67% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 40°4° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 86% | 71% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Showers | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 87% | 72% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Showers | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 85% | 70% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Partly sunny | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 75% | 61% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h | 68% | 88% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Partly sunny | 56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 60%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h | 64% | 60% | 4 |
| Sun 1p | Sunny | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°) | 56°13° | 60%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 65% | 40% | 5 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 55°13° | 60%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 64% | 84% | 4 |
| Sun 3p | Thunderstorms | 58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 60%, 0.04 in1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 57% | 96% | 3 |
| Sun 4p | Thunderstorms | 56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 60%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 62% | 70% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Thunderstorms | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 60%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 63% | 88% | 2 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 62% | 90% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Rain | 51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 70% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Partly cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 50°10° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 71% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 48°9° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 71% | 87% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Showers | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 48°9° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 73% | 84% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Showers | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 47°8° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 74% | 54% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Mostly cloudy | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°) | 46°8° | 10% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 77% | 85% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Mostly cloudy | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°) | 45°7° | 10% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 79% | 76% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 44°7° | 10% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 81% | 76% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Partly cloudy | 44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 44°7° | 10% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 83% | 64% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Mostly clear | 43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°) | 43°6° | 10% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 84% | 24% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Mostly clear | 42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°) | 41°5° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 84% | 24% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Partly cloudy | 42°6° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°) | 40°4° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 85% | 25% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 36°2° to 48°9°) | 40°4° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 83% | 8% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Sunny | 44°7° (likely 35°2° to 49°9°) | 42°6° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 82% | 6% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
60% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
90% chance · 0.78 in20 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.6 in15 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain showers between 11am and noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
60% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
60% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
55% chance of rain, high 61°, low 44°.
63% chance of rain, high 60°, low 41°.
Dry, high 59°, low 39°.
Highs 53–65°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (GJT) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 5.8 ft Sat 9 AM
Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 3.2 ft Sat 10 AM
Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 3.9 ft Sat 9 AM
Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 75% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 2 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Today’s expected high is 2°1° colder than typical.
On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Orchard Mesa weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 6:22 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 79% cover).
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing
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