The Jones fire near Grand, Utah ignited on June 27, 2026, and remains uncontained as it spreads across 1,459 acres. Homes in the area face direct exposure to active fire.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 1,459 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Cause
- Natural
- Began
- Status
- Ongoing
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- Forecast discussion NWS GJT
Area Forecast Discussion
Triple-digit heat continues through at least Wednesday with increasing afternoon thunderstorm risk and potential flash flooding mid to late week.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 1147 PM MDT Mon Jul 13 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Near-record heat continues Tuesday for western Colorado and eastern Utah.
- Daytime highs for the lower elevations will remain in the triple digits through at least Wednesday.
- Terrain based showers and thunderstorms increase in coverage each afternoon, with a threat for flash flooding becoming more likely by mid to late week.
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.DISCUSSION... Issued at 1103 PM MDT Mon Jul 13 2026
Some decent precipitation fell today over the southern half of the area with QPF reports around 0.3 to 0.8 inches at some sensors across southeast Utah and southwest Colorado with some of the storms today, with some locally higher amounts in some areas. The high pressure center remains over Wyoming with our CWA in the easterly flow on the southern side of the circulation. This will continue to allow our moisture to increase and eventually spread further north and east as the high shifts a bit eastward by late this week. At this time, the axis of strongest moisture advection remains across Arizona into Nevada and western Utah. This axis trickles into the…
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