Tracking Areas of Fire Weather, Winter Weather, and Severe Weather Thursday

Continuation of gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring additional periods of critical fire weather to the southern Plains Thursday and Friday. Another Pacific storm will continue gusty winds and heavy snow over the western mountains into Thursday. Severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the middle Mississippi into lower Ohio Valleys Thursday afternoon into early evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Garfield County Regional Airport (KRIL)

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

Partly Cloudy

18°F

-8°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed SSE 3 MPH
Barometer 29.83 in (1010.16 mb)
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 19 Feb 07:35 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

Battlement Mesa CO

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow showers, mainly after 1am.  Low around 17. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 17 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers then
    Snow Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow showers.  High near 32. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 32 °F

    Snow Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 14 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51.

    High: 51 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tonight
Snow showers, mainly after 1am. Low around 17. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday
Snow showers. High near 32. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 51.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Wednesday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
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Point Forecast:
Battlement Mesa CO
 39.44°N 108.03°W (Elev. 5400 ft)
5:57 am MST Feb 19, 2026
7am MST Feb 19, 2026-6pm MST Feb 25, 2026
 
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