Grand County, UT
Alerts
Alerts are listed in order of start time and level of severity. Click on the alert title to read details for each alert.
In effect from Sunday 07/26 8:49 PM MDT – Tuesday 07/28 6:00 AM MDT
Issued by NWS Grand Junction CO
What
High temperatures of 100 to 107 and warm night time lows will bring little relief.
Where
In Colorado, Lower Yampa River Basin and Grand Valley. In Utah, Arches/Grand Flat, Eastern Uinta Basin, Canyonlands/Natural Bridges, and Southeast Utah.
When
Until 6 AM MDT Tuesday.
Impacts
Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat events.
What to Do
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
Areas Impacted
- Lower Yampa River Basin
- Grand Valley
- Southeast Utah
- Eastern Uinta Basin
- Arches/Grand Flat
- Canyonlands/Natural Bridges
Tips to Stay Safe
A Heat Advisory means dangerous heat conditions are happening now or soon. Take action before, during and after the heat to stay safe.
- Stay in air-conditioned spaces if possible. Find cooling centers or places with AC in your community that you can go to, like libraries or shopping malls.
- Stay hydrated and stock up on clean drinking water to get you through multiple days of heat.
- Reschedule outdoor activities for cooler times of the day, and take breaks in the shade or air conditioning.
- Cover windows with curtains or shades, or use window reflectors designed to reflect heat back outside.
- Check on friends, family, and neighbors, especially those who do not have air conditioning or spend much of their time alone.
Make sure you know the signs of heat-related illness and how to respond.
Briefings
From the Forecaster
Weather Story
Created by the NWS Grand Junction WFO
A hot week is ahead as temperatures remain well above normal. Triple digit heat is possible in some lower desert valley locations each day this week. This heat will mix with monsoonal moisture recycling through the heat dome aloft and lead to a daily afternoon and evening thunderstorm threat. Beneficial rain is welcome with these storms but this will come at a cost if storms move over recent burn scars. Debris flows and flash flooding has already been reported on many of these features and this is likely to continue through the week.
Seven-day Weather Risk Overview
The graphic shows the daily risk summary for 7 days. Daily risk is based on highest risk factor for that day.
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