A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL DROP THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN LATE THIS WORK WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL BRING A NOTICEABLE CHANGE TO THE WARM FALL WEATHER RECENTLY EXPERIENCED ACROSS THE REGION.
INCREASING CLOUDINESS LATE TONIGHT WILL SIGNAL THE BEGINNING OF THE CHANGE AS ONE DISTURBANCE DROPS INTO THE WESTERN GREAT BASIN.
LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE HIGH PEAKS OF SOUTHWEST COLORADO AND NORTHEAST UTAH BY SUNRISE FRIDAY THEN SPREAD OVER THE REMAINING MOUNTAINS AND LOWER TO NEAR MOUNTAIN BASES THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW WILL BE ENHANCED FRIDAY EVENING AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE DIVIDE WITH SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN SNOWFALL POSSIBLE BY SUNRISE SATURDAY.
AFTER A SHORT BREAK EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...A STRONGER AND FINAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL AND POSSIBLY SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL COOL TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL FOR SUNDAY. SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED BY NEW SNOWFALL.
TRAVELERS THROUGH EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR CHANGING CONDITIONS AND UPDATED FORECASTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THESE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAND JUNCTION.