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Ridgway, Colorado

Ridgway weather

Elevation 6,985 ftObserved 4:00 PMNearest station Telluride, 15 miForecast grid GJT 119,58

Right now

Station 4:00 PM

Temperature

55°F

Feels like 55°

Wind

5 mph SW

Humidity

43%

Dew point 33°

UV index

–

Air quality

–

Pressure

–

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
62°40°now
Rain chance70%
4 PM12 AM8 AM4 PM12 AM8 AM3 PM
Hour by hour temperature and chance of precipitation
HourTemperatureChance of precipitation
4 PM55 degrees40 percent
5 PM54 degrees35 percent
6 PM54 degrees31 percent
7 PM52 degrees25 percent
8 PM49 degrees20 percent
9 PM47 degrees14 percent
10 PM45 degrees15 percent
11 PM44 degrees15 percent
12 AM42 degrees15 percent
1 AM42 degrees16 percent
2 AM42 degrees17 percent
3 AM41 degrees18 percent
4 AM41 degrees16 percent
5 AM40 degrees12 percent
6 AM40 degrees10 percent
7 AM40 degrees10 percent
8 AM40 degrees10 percent
9 AM43 degrees14 percent
10 AM49 degrees14 percent
11 AM56 degrees14 percent
12 PM59 degrees13 percent
1 PM61 degrees13 percent
2 PM62 degrees13 percent
3 PM62 degrees16 percent
4 PM61 degrees16 percent
5 PM60 degrees16 percent
6 PM57 degrees0 percent
7 PM55 degrees0 percent
8 PM51 degrees0 percent
9 PM49 degrees0 percent
10 PM46 degrees0 percent
11 PM45 degrees0 percent
12 AM43 degrees0 percent
1 AM42 degrees0 percent
2 AM42 degrees0 percent
3 AM42 degrees0 percent
4 AM42 degrees0 percent
5 AM42 degrees0 percent
6 AM41 degrees28 percent
7 AM41 degrees28 percent
8 AM44 degrees28 percent
9 AM46 degrees28 percent
10 AM51 degrees28 percent
11 AM56 degrees28 percent
12 PM62 degrees70 percent
1 PM61 degrees70 percent
2 PM60 degrees70 percent
3 PM60 degrees70 percent

Next seven days

Open a day for what the forecaster wrote
TodayOct 19Chance Rain Showers60° 40°40%
A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
TueOct 20Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers62° 41°16%
A slight chance of rain showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
WedOct 21Showers And Thunderstorms Likely63° 46°90%
A chance of rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
ThuOct 22Showers And Thunderstorms59° 43°95%
Rain showers before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 59.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
FriOct 23Chance Rain Showers55° 36°41%
A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
SatOct 24Chance Rain And Snow Showers52° 34°41%
A chance of rain showers before 9am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
SunOct 25Sunny56° 36°14%
Sunny, with a high near 56.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction

What today means in Ridgway

Each line names the number behind it

Snow in the forecast saturday

Chance Rain And Snow Showers. Passes change first and stay changed longest.

Rain chance peaks at 40% around 4 PM

Summer cells here move slowly, so the rain comes hard and brief. Low crossings and dry washes fill first.

Cool window: 40° at 5 AM

The day climbs about 20 degrees from there, so anything outside is easier before the middle of the morning.

Around Ridgway today

Rivers

San Miguel River near Placerville

189 cfs and steady. About 21 miles from Ridgway.

7 gauges on the Slope

Trails

Speedy Gonzales

Mountain Biking, in town.

8 spots within 25 miles

Roads

US-50E closed

Eastbound and westbound through lanes closed.

Road conditions

The long view

Ridgway weather in October

The record

October 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.

When it rains in Ridgway

In the current forecast the chance peaks around 12 PM at 70 percent. 5 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.