Mostly sunny & dry election day, valley rain & mountain snow Wednesday afternoon

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - Cooler temperatures this week ranging in the low to mid 50s. The potential for showers and mountain snow tomorrow afternoon.

Weather Alert: Flood warning

Flood warnings are in effect until 3:15 pm for the Mancos, La Plata, San Juan, and Animas rivers. Damaging flooding is occurring across southwest Colorado and southeast Utah. Excessive runoff will increase flooding risks. Many local roads have become flooded and impassable. Some roads and bridges have washed out, or collapsed completely. Don’t go through flood waters with your car, instead turn around and don’t drown!

Next 24 hours

Today, mostly sunny and dry conditions for election day. Daytime high temperatures will range from high 40s to mid 50s. Overnight to morning low temperatures will range from high 20s to high 30s.

Valley rain & mountain snow Wednesday afternoon

Wednesday, Clear to partly cloudy but between noon and midnight valley rain and mountain snow above 8,000 feet. with already very saturated soils flooding may be a risk however it is not expected at this point. Daytime high temperatures will range from high 40s to mid 50s. Overnight to morning low temperatures will range from high 20s to high 30s.

Second half of the week ahead

Drier and warming trend through the rest of this week and a mostly sunny weekend ahead.