Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >

Current conditions at

Montrose, Montrose Regional Airport (KMTJ)

Lat: 38.505°NLon: 107.8975°WElev: 5758.0ft.

Clear

57°F

14°C

Humidity 76%
Wind Speed SE 4 MPH
Barometer 30.24 in (1024.04 mb)
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 31 Aug 06:20 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles N Ridgway CO

Flood Watch August 31, 06:38am until September 1, 12:00am
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Flood Watch
  •  
    Flood Watch August 31, 06:38am until September 1, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Tue

    Flood Watch

  • Today

    High: 76 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 1am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 46 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 76. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Friday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles N Ridgway CO
 38.24°N 107.74°W (Elev. 6936 ft)
2:19 am MDT Aug 31, 2026
6am MDT Aug 31, 2026-6pm MDT Sep 6, 2026
 
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