NWS Grand Junction, CO Point Forecast: Ouray CO 38.08N -107.7W (Elev. 7872 ft) Last Update: 3:31 am MDT Aug 20, 2008 Hazardous weather condition(s): [8]Hazardous Weather Outlook Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. West wind between 5 and 10 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 79. South wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 82. Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Current Local Weather Telluride Regional Lat: 37.94 Lon: -107.77 Elev: 9085 Last Update on Aug 20, 8:30 am MDT Fair 61°F (16°C) Humidity: 36 % Wind Speed: E 3 MPH Barometer: 30.34" Dewpoint: 34°F (1°C) Visibility: 10.00 mi. [10]More Local Wx: CO 419 AM MDT WED AUG 20 2008 .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE OVER THE FORECAST AREA IS GETTING FLATTENED BY A SHORTWAVE TROUGH WHICH EXTENDS FROM THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TO THE EASTERN GREAT BASIN EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS IS A WEAK TROUGH WITH LIMITED MOISTURE. THIS WILL KEEP THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE LIMITED TO ISOLATED TODAY AND OVER THE MOUNTAINS...AND HIGH VALLEYS OF WESTERN COLORADO. STORMS WILL BE HIGH BASED RESULTING IN SOME GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH WITH SUNSET THIS EVENING WITH CLEARING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT AS SUBSIDENCE AND RESULTING DRYING OF THE AIRMASS OCCURS. A CLOSED LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE INLAND AND ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN ROCKIES TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPRESS THE RIDGE AND BRING A WEAK COLD FRONT INTO SOUTHERN WYOMING NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER LATE THURSDAY. GRADIENT FLOW WILL INCREASE BRINGING MORE WIND TO THE AREA THURSDAY. LITTLE TO NO CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION THOUGH AS A DRY WEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL. SCATTERED TO BROKEN CLOUDS TODAY AND FLATTENING OF THE UPPER RIDGE SHOULD KEEP TEMPERATURES AT PERSISTENCE OR SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN YESTERDAY. LITTLE CHANGE FOR DAYTIME HIGHS THURSDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. .LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... A DRY BROAD RIDGE REBUILDS OVER THE REGION FRIDAY AND SATURDAY PUSHING DAYTIME TEMPERATURES BACK ABOVE NORMAL. HEIGHTS ARE UP IN THE LATEST MODEL RUN. MONSOONAL MOISTURE IS STILL PROGGED TO SEEP BACK INTO THE FORECAST AREA AS EARLY AS SUNDAY. BY TUESDAY THOUGH A NORTHERN-TIER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COOL FRONT FLATTEN THE RIDGE.
