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Ridgway, Colorado

Ridgway weather

Elevation 6,985 ftObserved 10:10 PMNearest station Telluride, 15 miForecast grid GJT 119,58

Right now

Station 10:10 PM

Temperature

52°F

Feels like 52°

Wind

5 mph SE

Wind to 10 mph by 11 PM

Humidity

58%

Dew point 38°

UV index

0

Low

Air quality

38

Good, PM2.5 1.9

Pressure

29.8 in

Visibility

10 mi

Hour by hour

Through tomorrow evening

Temperature over rain chance, sharing one hour axis. Drag across it to read any hour.

NWS hourly grid · Updated 1h ago
79°50°now
Rain chance26%
10 PM6 AM2 PM10 PM6 AM2 PM9 PM
Hour by hour temperature and chance of precipitation
HourTemperatureChance of precipitation
10 PM62 degrees1 percent
11 PM59 degrees1 percent
12 AM57 degrees1 percent
1 AM55 degrees1 percent
2 AM54 degrees1 percent
3 AM54 degrees2 percent
4 AM53 degrees3 percent
5 AM52 degrees5 percent
6 AM52 degrees7 percent
7 AM51 degrees6 percent
8 AM54 degrees5 percent
9 AM60 degrees5 percent
10 AM68 degrees9 percent
11 AM74 degrees13 percent
12 PM77 degrees17 percent
1 PM78 degrees20 percent
2 PM79 degrees23 percent
3 PM78 degrees26 percent
4 PM77 degrees21 percent
5 PM76 degrees16 percent
6 PM73 degrees11 percent
7 PM70 degrees10 percent
8 PM66 degrees10 percent
9 PM64 degrees9 percent
10 PM61 degrees7 percent
11 PM60 degrees5 percent
12 AM57 degrees4 percent
1 AM55 degrees3 percent
2 AM54 degrees3 percent
3 AM53 degrees3 percent
4 AM52 degrees2 percent
5 AM51 degrees2 percent
6 AM51 degrees1 percent
7 AM50 degrees1 percent
8 AM53 degrees2 percent
9 AM59 degrees2 percent
10 AM68 degrees6 percent
11 AM74 degrees13 percent
12 PM77 degrees16 percent
1 PM78 degrees16 percent
2 PM78 degrees16 percent
3 PM79 degrees17 percent
4 PM77 degrees17 percent
5 PM77 degrees17 percent
6 PM75 degrees6 percent
7 PM71 degrees6 percent
8 PM67 degrees6 percent
9 PM63 degrees6 percent

Next seven days

Open a day for what the forecaster wrote
TonightSep 3Mostly ClearLow 50°5%
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
FriSep 4Mostly Sunny then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms80° 50°26%
Scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South southwest wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
SatSep 5Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms79° 52°17%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
SunSep 6Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms80° 54°56%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 50%.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
MonSep 7Showers And Thunderstorms Likely76° 51°71%
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
TueSep 8Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms79° 52°43%
A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
WedSep 9Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms80° 53°53%
A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction

What today means in Ridgway

Each line names the number behind it

Cool window: 51° at 7 AM

The day climbs about 29 degrees from there, so anything outside is easier before the middle of the morning.

Around Ridgway today

Rivers

San Miguel River near Placerville

64 cfs and falling. About 21 miles from Ridgway.

7 gauges on the Slope

Trails

Speedy Gonzales

Mountain Biking, in town.

8 spots within 25 miles

Safety

Gold Mountain Fire

The Gold Mountain Fire was discovered on June 27, 2026, at approximately 5:33 pm 2 miles northeast of Ouray, CO.

Safety and alerts

The long view

Ridgway weather in September

The record

September pulls the mornings down fast in Ridgway while the afternoons hold on. The forecast below comes from the National Weather Service grid over the town itself, so it reads 6,985 feet rather than the valley station.

Open ground below the Sneffels range brings wind, big temperature swings between day and night, and a clear view of whatever is coming. Through 3 days of September, the warmest afternoon has been 79° and the coolest morning 50°.

When it rains in Ridgway

No day this month has measured precipitation yet. 4 of the next seven days carry a chance of 30 percent or better.

Ridgway readings come from the Telluride station 15 miles south of town. The forecast is the National Weather Service grid over Ridgway itself, cell GJT 119,58. Air quality data by Open-Meteo.