Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Garfield County Regional Airport (KRIL)

Lat: 39.52793°NLon: 107.71961°WElev: 5512.0ft.

Mostly Cloudy

36°F

2°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed E 3 MPH
Barometer 30.05 in (1017.61 mb)
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 03:35 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

Battlement Mesa CO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 35 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 59 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61.

    High: 61 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Monday
A chance of showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Battlement Mesa CO
 39.44°N 108.03°W (Elev. 5400 ft)
11:32 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
3am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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