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Rifle, Colorado

Rifle weather

Elevation 5,345 ftObserved 9:50 PMNearest station Glenwood Springs, 24 miForecast grid GJT 124,120

Right now

Station 9:50 PM

Temperature

67°F

Feels like 67°

Wind

–

Wind to 10 mph by 12 AM

Humidity

35%

Dew point 38°

UV index

0

Low

Air quality

41

Good, PM2.5 2.4

Pressure

29.7 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
84°55°now
Rain chance5%
10 PM6 AM2 PM10 PM6 AM2 PM9 PM
Hour by hour temperature and chance of precipitation
HourTemperatureChance of precipitation
10 PM67 degrees0 percent
11 PM62 degrees1 percent
12 AM61 degrees1 percent
1 AM59 degrees1 percent
2 AM58 degrees1 percent
3 AM58 degrees1 percent
4 AM57 degrees2 percent
5 AM56 degrees2 percent
6 AM55 degrees3 percent
7 AM55 degrees2 percent
8 AM58 degrees2 percent
9 AM62 degrees1 percent
10 AM67 degrees2 percent
11 AM72 degrees3 percent
12 PM75 degrees4 percent
1 PM80 degrees4 percent
2 PM82 degrees4 percent
3 PM83 degrees5 percent
4 PM83 degrees4 percent
5 PM83 degrees3 percent
6 PM81 degrees2 percent
7 PM78 degrees2 percent
8 PM72 degrees2 percent
9 PM70 degrees2 percent
10 PM67 degrees2 percent
11 PM65 degrees1 percent
12 AM63 degrees1 percent
1 AM61 degrees1 percent
2 AM60 degrees1 percent
3 AM59 degrees1 percent
4 AM58 degrees1 percent
5 AM57 degrees1 percent
6 AM56 degrees1 percent
7 AM56 degrees0 percent
8 AM58 degrees0 percent
9 AM62 degrees0 percent
10 AM68 degrees1 percent
11 AM73 degrees1 percent
12 PM77 degrees1 percent
1 PM81 degrees1 percent
2 PM83 degrees1 percent
3 PM84 degrees1 percent
4 PM84 degrees1 percent
5 PM83 degrees1 percent
6 PM81 degrees1 percent
7 PM78 degrees1 percent
8 PM74 degrees1 percent
9 PM69 degrees1 percent

Next seven days

Open a day for what the forecaster wrote
TonightSep 3Mostly ClearLow 55°2%
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. East wind 5 to 10 mph.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
FriSep 4Sunny84° 56°5%
Sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
SatSep 5Mostly Sunny84° 57°7%
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind 0 to 10 mph.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
SunSep 6Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms84° 58°55%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 30%.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
MonSep 7Chance Showers And Thunderstorms79° 55°52%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
TueSep 8Sunny83° 56°9%
Sunny, with a high near 83.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
WedSep 9Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms84° 57°28%
A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction

What today means in Rifle

Each line names the number behind it

Cool window: 55° at 6 AM

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

Around Rifle today

Rivers

Roaring Fork at Glenwood Springs

337 cfs and falling, water 65°. About 24 miles from Rifle.

7 gauges on the Slope

Trails

Miller High Life

Mountain Biking, in town.

8 spots within 25 miles

Safety

Hunter Fire

The Hunter Fire is burning in Rio Blanco County.

Safety and alerts

The long view

Rifle weather in September

The record

September 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 3 days of September, the warmest afternoon has been 85° and the coolest morning 53°.

When it rains in Rifle

So far this month 1 day has measured precipitation, 0.0 inches in total. 2 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.