GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Warming and increasing humidity are the main focus of our forecast for the rest of this week and this weekend. The forecast focus will shift toward rain, which is on the ...

LET’S TAKE A LOOK NOW AT THE TOP WEATHER STORIES. HOTTEST WEEKEND. HOTTEST AIR OF THE SEASON ... BE WARM HERE FOR ABOUT ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO, THEN A LITTLE BIT MORE BEARABLE.

AND THEN ALONG THE COAST ... AND MORE IMPORTANTLY NOW, LOOK AT THOSE OVERNIG Warm weather today to get even warmer this weekend as the hottest air of season arrives plus rain and cooler weather ...

This time period is now a FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY. All modes of severe weather are possible with this system. These thunderstorms may have downpours, damaging winds, hail, or tornadoes.

Up next, the system stalls in the region, sending clouds and spotty rain our way at times this weekend then more storms at ... gradually climbs back up. As of now, a few more showers reach us ...

NOW WHAT’S LEFT MOVING UP IN THE LOWER HIGHLANDS ... Our next widespread chance at rain arrives to close out next week. A soggy weekend then a cooler and drier start to next week.

NOT A WASHOUT FOR THE WEEKEND, ESPECIALLY FIRST HALF OF SATURDAY IS GOING TO BE DRY. WE’LL HAVE INCREASING CLOUDS AND THEN AS WE GO IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE DAY, STARTING AROUND NOONTIME ...