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Rifle, Colorado

Rifle weather

Elevation 5,345 ftObserved 3:40 PMNearest station Glenwood Springs, 24 miForecast grid GJT 124,120

Right now

Station 3:40 PM

Temperature

65°F

Feels like 65°

Wind

5 mph W

Humidity

48%

Dew point 45°

UV index

–

Air quality

–

Pressure

–

Visibility

9.7 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 36m ago
67°43°now
Rain chance49%
4 PM12 AM8 AM4 PM12 AM8 AM3 PM
Hour by hour temperature and chance of precipitation
HourTemperatureChance of precipitation
4 PM63 degrees15 percent
5 PM62 degrees17 percent
6 PM61 degrees18 percent
7 PM58 degrees15 percent
8 PM54 degrees11 percent
9 PM52 degrees8 percent
10 PM50 degrees6 percent
11 PM49 degrees3 percent
12 AM48 degrees1 percent
1 AM46 degrees2 percent
2 AM46 degrees2 percent
3 AM45 degrees3 percent
4 AM44 degrees6 percent
5 AM44 degrees13 percent
6 AM43 degrees16 percent
7 AM43 degrees16 percent
8 AM43 degrees16 percent
9 AM47 degrees17 percent
10 AM52 degrees17 percent
11 AM56 degrees17 percent
12 PM60 degrees9 percent
1 PM63 degrees9 percent
2 PM65 degrees9 percent
3 PM66 degrees11 percent
4 PM66 degrees11 percent
5 PM67 degrees11 percent
6 PM63 degrees0 percent
7 PM60 degrees0 percent
8 PM57 degrees0 percent
9 PM53 degrees0 percent
10 PM51 degrees0 percent
11 PM50 degrees0 percent
12 AM49 degrees0 percent
1 AM47 degrees0 percent
2 AM47 degrees0 percent
3 AM46 degrees0 percent
4 AM45 degrees0 percent
5 AM45 degrees0 percent
6 AM44 degrees5 percent
7 AM44 degrees5 percent
8 AM46 degrees5 percent
9 AM48 degrees5 percent
10 AM52 degrees5 percent
11 AM57 degrees5 percent
12 PM61 degrees49 percent
1 PM63 degrees49 percent
2 PM64 degrees49 percent
3 PM65 degrees49 percent

Next seven days

Open a day for what the forecaster wrote
TodayOct 19Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms66° 43°18%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. West southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
TueOct 20Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny67° 44°17%
A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
WedOct 21Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers66° 49°77%
A chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
ThuOct 22Showers And Thunderstorms63° 47°92%
Rain showers likely before noon, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 63.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
FriOct 23Rain Showers Likely58° 40°61%
Rain showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
SatOct 24Chance Rain Showers56° 36°25%
A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
SunOct 25Sunny60° 38°8%
Sunny, with a high near 60.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction

What today means in Rifle

Each line names the number behind it

Cool window: 43° at 6 AM

The day climbs about 23 degrees from there, so anything outside is easier before the middle of the morning.

Around Rifle today

Rivers

Roaring Fork at Glenwood Springs

501 cfs and steady, water 53°. About 24 miles from Rifle.

7 gauges on the Slope

Trails

Miller High Life

Mountain Biking, in town.

8 spots within 25 miles

Roads

US-6E closed

Eastbound and westbound through lanes closed.

Road conditions

The long view

Rifle weather in October

The record

October is when the valley lets go of summer, a few degrees at a time. The forecast below comes from the National Weather Service grid over the town itself, so it reads 5,345 feet rather than the valley station.

This is dry country north of the Colorado River, hot in July and cold and clear once the valley inversion sets in. Through 19 days of October, the warmest afternoon has been 82° and the coolest morning 32°.

When it rains in Rifle

So far this month 7 days have measured precipitation, 3.3 inches in total. In the current forecast the chance peaks around 12 PM at 49 percent. 3 of the next seven days carry a chance of 30 percent or better.

Rifle readings come from the Glenwood Springs station 24 miles east of town. The forecast is the National Weather Service grid over Rifle itself, cell GJT 124,120. Air quality data by Open-Meteo.